Pelargonium Aiton
(cultivated geraniums)

Interactions where Pelargonium 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
may be infected and damaged by stem Xanthomonas pelargonii Bacterial Rot Of Pelargonium - causative organism Xanthomonas pelargonii (Brown) Starr & Burkholder, McPherson, J.M., Bradbury, J.F. & Preece, T.F., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas pelargonii/Xanthomonas pelargoniiBacterial rot of Pelargonium (causative organism)stem Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniums stem infects and damages
may be infected and damaged by leaf Xanthomonas pelargonii Bacterial Rot Of Pelargonium - causative organism Xanthomonas pelargonii (Brown) Starr & Burkholder, McPherson, J.M., Bradbury, J.F. & Preece, T.F., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas pelargonii/Xanthomonas pelargoniiBacterial rot of Pelargonium (causative organism)leaf Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniums leaf infects and damages
(live) live is foodplant of Phytonemus pallidus Cyclamen Mite Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tarsonemidae/Phytonemus pallidus/Phytonemus palliduscyclamen mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumslive feeds on live
(live) live is foodplant of Captivity Polyphagotarsonemus latus Broad Mite Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tarsonemidae/Polyphagotarsonemus latus/Polyphagotarsonemus latusbroad mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumslive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on live
green part (live) live green part has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumslivegreen part sucks sap of live green part
leaf (live, over-wintered) live, over-wintered leaf is spotted by Pelargonium Leaf-curl virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Pelargonium Leaf-curl virus/Pelargonium Leaf-curl virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumslive, over-winteredleaf (spring)causes spots on live, over-wintered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony UK/IrelandQuestionable Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii a pelargonium leaf spot (causative organism) Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii/Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargoniia pelargonium leaf spot (causative organism)colony Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniums?liveleaf colony causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spun by caterpillar Major Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation Tortrix, Mediterranean Leaf Roller Lepidoptera: Tortricidae FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Cacoecimorpha pronubana, MacLeod, A., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cacoecimorpha pronubana/Cacoecimorpha pronubanacarnation tortrix, mediterranean leaf rollercaterpillar Foodplant / spinner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumsliveleafMajor caterpillar spins live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of larva Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumsliveleaf larva feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of adult Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripsadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumsliveleaf adult feeds on live leaf
root (live) live root has sap sucked by Major Rhizoecus root mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Rhizoecus/Rhizoecusroot mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumsliverootMajor sucks sap of live root
shoots (lower) (stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like) stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like shoots (lower) may be infected and damaged by Major Rhodococcus fascians Leafy Gall, Bacterial Fasciation - causative organism Actinomycetales: Neocardiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Neocardiaceae/Rhodococcus fascians/Rhodococcus fasciansleafy gall, bacterial fasciation (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumsstunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-likeshoots (lower)Major infects and damages stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like shoots (lower)
stem (esp. base) stem (esp. base) is galled by Rhizobium radiobacter Crown Gall - causative organism Rhizobiales: Rhizobiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Alphaproteobacteria/Rhizobiales/Rhizobiaceae/Rhizobium radiobacter/Rhizobium radiobactercrown gall (causative organism) Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumsstem (esp. base) causes gall of stem (esp. base)
stem base (live) live stem base has sap sucked by Major Rhizoecus root mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Rhizoecus/Rhizoecusroot mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniumslivestem baseMajor sucks sap of live stem base
stem (blackened) blackened stem may be infected and damaged by colony UK/IrelandQuestionable Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii a pelargonium leaf spot (causative organism) Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii/Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargoniia pelargonium leaf spot (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium/Pelargoniumcultivated geraniums?blackenedstem colony infects and damages blackened stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
MacLeod, A., 2009FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Cacoecimorpha pronubanaPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
McPherson, J.M., Bradbury, J.F. & Preece, T.F., 1998Xanthomonas pelargonii (Brown) Starr & BurkholderI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 560.

Pelargonium (cultivated geraniums) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Pelargonium x hybridum
cultivated geraniums
Species aggregate 6 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPelargonium (cultivated geraniums)
FamilyGERANIACEAE (geraniums and storksbills)
OrderGERANIALES (geraniums and storksbills)
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 Pelargonium (cultivated geraniums)

Pelargonium (cultivated geraniums) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pelargonium (cultivated geraniums):

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