Glechoma hederacea L.
(Ground-ivy)

Interactions where Glechoma hederacea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of larva Meligethes ovatus a pollen beetle Coleoptera: Nitidulidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Nitidulidae/Meligethes ovatus/Meligethes ovatusa pollen beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivy larva feeds on
is galled by Liposthenus latreillei a gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Liposthenus latreillei/Liposthenus latreilleia gall wasp Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivy causes gall of
is associate of fruitbody Limacella delicata var vinosorubescens a toadstool Agaricales: Amanitaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Limacella delicata var. vinosorubescens/Limacella delicata var. vinosorubescensa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivy fruitbody is associated with
(live) live is galled by larva Dasineura glechomae a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura glechomae/Dasineura glechomaea gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivylive larva causes gall of live
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/IrelandMinor Golovinomyces biocellatus s. lat. a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces biocellatus s. lat./Golovinomyces biocellatus s. lat.a powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveMinor conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/IrelandMinor Golovinomyces biocellatus s. lat. a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces biocellatus s. lat./Golovinomyces biocellatus s. lat.a powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveMinor cleistothecium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by abundant conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Neoerysiphe galeopsidis Labiate Powdery Mildew, Mint Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Neoerysiphe galeopsidis/Neoerysiphe galeopsidislabiate powdery mildew, mint mildewabundantconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivylive abundant conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Neoerysiphe galeopsidis Labiate Powdery Mildew, Mint Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Neoerysiphe galeopsidis/Neoerysiphe galeopsidislabiate powdery mildew, mint mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivylive (Spring)cleistothecium parasitises live
flower flower is visited for nectar by adult UK/IrelandMajor Bombylius discolor Dotted Bee-fly Diptera: Bombyliidae The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/Bombylius discolordotted bee-flyadult Foodplant / visitor / nectarUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyflowerMajor adult visits for nectar flower
leaf (underside) leaf (underside) is grazed by gregarious larva Athalia circularis Ringed Tigress Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia circularis/Athalia circularisringed tigressgregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyleaf (underside) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside)
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Phytomyza glechomae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza glechomae/Phytomyza glechomaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Chrysolina sturmi a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sturmi/Chrysolina sturmia leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleafSole larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Restricted Chrysolina sturmi a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sturmi/Chrysolina sturmia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleafSole (3-9)adult grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by larva Rondaniola bursaria Lighthouse Gall Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Rondaniola bursaria/Rondaniola bursarialighthouse galllarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleaf larva causes gall of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by larva Liposthenus latreillei a gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Liposthenus latreillei/Liposthenus latreilleia gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleaf larva causes gall of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by epiphyllous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta glechomae a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta glechomae/Phyllosticta glechomaea coelomyceteepiphyllous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleaf (8-10)epiphyllous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta glechomae a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta glechomae/Phyllosticta glechomaea coelomyceteepiphyllous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleaf (8-10)epiphyllous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, punctiform to dense, whitish caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia glechomatis an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia glechomatis/Ramularia glechomatisan anamorphic fungusamphigenous, punctiform to dense, whitishcaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleaf (7-10)amphigenous, punctiform to dense, whitish caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by hypophyllous telium Puccinia glechomatis Ground-ivy Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia glechomatis/Puccinia glechomatisground-ivy rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivyliveleaf hypophyllous telium causes gall of live leaf
petiole (live) live petiole is galled by telium Puccinia glechomatis Ground-ivy Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia glechomatis/Puccinia glechomatisground-ivy rusttelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivylivepetiole telium causes gall of live petiole
stem (live) live stem is galled by larva Liposthenus latreillei a gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Liposthenus latreillei/Liposthenus latreilleia gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivylivestem larva causes gall of live stem
stem (live) live stem is galled by telium Puccinia glechomatis Ground-ivy Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia glechomatis/Puccinia glechomatisground-ivy rusttelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/Glechoma hederaceaground-ivylivestem telium causes gall of live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West PalaearcticZootaxa 1301.
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VIII, Part 1 (a), 81pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Gibbs, D., 2004The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003Research Reports, Report no 583, 33pp, English Nature
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGlechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
FamilyLAMIACEAE (dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pearman, D.A. Chrysosplenium alternifolium / C. oppositifolium / Glechoma hederacea / Sibthorpia europaea Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
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