Lepidium didymum L.
(Lesser Swine-cress)

Interactions where Lepidium didymum 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
has sap sucked by adult Major Eurydema dominulus a shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Rubrodorsalium) dominulus/Eurydema (Rubrodorsalium) dominulusa shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Lepidium didymum/Lepidium didymumlesser swine-cressMajor adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Eurydema dominulus a shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Rubrodorsalium) dominulus/Eurydema (Rubrodorsalium) dominulusa shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Lepidium didymum/Lepidium didymumlesser swine-cressMajor nymph sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by colony of sporangium UK/Ireland Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat. Brassica Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat./Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat.brassica downy mildewcolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Lepidium didymum/Lepidium didymumlesser swine-cresslive (1-4)colony of sporangium parasitises live
leaf (live, swollen) live, swollen leaf is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Perofascia lepidii a chromist Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland, Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Perofascia lepidii/Perofascia lepidiia chromistsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Lepidium didymum/Lepidium didymumlesser swine-cresslive, swollenleaf sporangium parasitises live, swollen leaf
stem (live, swollen) live, swollen stem is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Perofascia lepidii a chromist Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland, Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Perofascia lepidii/Perofascia lepidiia chromistsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Lepidium didymum/Lepidium didymumlesser swine-cresslive, swollenstem sporangium parasitises live, swollen stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.Fungal Records Database of Britain and Irelandwww.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST/gbchklst.asp
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
GenusLepidium (pepperworts)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
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 Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)

Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress):

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