Helianthus annuus L.
(Sunflower)

Interactions where Helianthus annuus 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 UK/IrelandRare Terellia serratulae a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowerRare larva feeds on
is parasitised by Foreign Pustula obtusata s. str. a white rust Albuginales: Albuginaceae A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Pustula obtusata s. str./Pustula obtusata s. str.a white rust Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflower parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum var latisporus Sunflower Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum var. latisporus/Golovinomyces cichoracearum var. latisporussunflower mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflower parasitises
green parts green parts may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandRestricted Plasmopara halstedii Sunflower Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Sunflower downy mildew, Lane, C., 2011
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmopara halstedii/Plasmopara halstediisunflower downy mildew Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowergreen partsSole infects and damages green parts
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous uredium Foreign Puccinia helianthi Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia helianthi/Puccinia helianthiepiphyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowerliveleaf epiphyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous aecium Foreign Puccinia helianthi Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia helianthi/Puccinia helianthiepiphyllousaecium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowerliveleaf epiphyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous telium Foreign Puccinia helianthi Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia helianthi/Puccinia helianthiepiphylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowerliveleaf epiphyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem (cracked) cracked stem may be infected and damaged by Foreign Burkholderia caryophylli (A Plant Pathogenic Pseudomonad) Burkholderia caryophylli, Saddler, G.S., 1994
 /Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderia caryophylli/Burkholderia caryophylli(a plant pathogenic pseudomonad) Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowercrackedstem infects and damages cracked stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by gregarious, immersed, then exposed, black pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diplodina helianthi a coelomycete Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Diplodina helianthi/Diplodina helianthia coelomycetegregarious, immersed, then exposed, blackpycnidiumDiplodina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowerdeadstem (1-4)gregarious, immersed, then exposed, black pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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.
Lane, C., 2011Sunflower downy mildew3.
Saddler, G.S., 1994Burkholderia caryophylliI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1215.
Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes)Mycotaxon 92: 443-458.
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelianthus annuus (Sunflower)
GenusHelianthus (sunflowers)
TribeHeliantheae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Helianthus annuus (Sunflower)

Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Helianthus annuus (Sunflower):

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