Plantago major L.
(Greater Plantain)

Interactions where Plantago major 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 Foreign Brachycaudus helichrysi Leaf-curling Plum Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysileaf-curling plum aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantain sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Golovinomyces sordidus Plantain 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 sordidus/Golovinomyces sordidusplantain mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainlive (9-10)conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Golovinomyces sordidus Plantain 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 sordidus/Golovinomyces sordidusplantain mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainlive (9-10)cleistothecium parasitises live
flower (live) live flower has sap sucked by Foreign Myzus cerasi Cherry Blackfly, Cherry Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Myzus) cerasi/Myzus (Myzus) cerasicherry blackfly, cherry aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainliveflower sucks sap of live flower
leaf (esp. young) (live) live leaf (esp. young) is spotted by gregarious, dark brown pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta plantaginis a coelomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ascochyta plantaginis/Ascochyta plantaginisa coelomycetegregarious, dark brownpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainliveleaf (esp. young) (6-11)gregarious, dark brown pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf (esp. young)
leaf leaf is grazed by adult Captivity Chrysolina haemoptera Plantain 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 haemoptera/Chrysolina haemopteraplantain leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedadult grazes on leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, covered then erumpent pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Septoria plantaginea a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria plantaginea/Septoria plantagineaa leaf-spot fungusepiphyllous, covered then erumpentpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainfadingleaf epiphyllous, covered then erumpent pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Major Phytomyza plantaginis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza plantaginis/Phytomyza plantaginisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainliveleafMajor larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta plantaginis 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 plantaginis/Phyllosticta plantaginisa coelomycetescatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainliveleaf (8)scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform to effuse caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia rhabdospora an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia rhabdospora/Ramularia rhabdosporaan anamorphic fungusmainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform to effusecaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainliveleaf (3-10)mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform to effuse caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, punctiform to effuse, greyish-white caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Ramularia rhabdospora 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
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia rhabdospora/Ramularia rhabdosporaan anamorphic fungusamphigenous, punctiform to effuse, greyish-whitecaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainliveleafMajor amphigenous, punctiform to effuse, greyish-white caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (upper part) (dead) dead stem (upper part) is decayed by immersed under blackish-brown epidermis pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phomopsis subordinaria a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis subordinaria/Phomopsis subordinariaa coelomyceteimmersed under blackish-brown epidermispycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantaindeadstem (upper part) (6-11)immersed under blackish-brown epidermis pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (upper part)
stem (upper part) (live, down-curved) live, down-curved stem (upper part) is parasitised by immersed under blackish-brown epidermis pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phomopsis subordinaria a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis subordinaria/Phomopsis subordinariaa coelomyceteimmersed under blackish-brown epidermispycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago major/Plantago majorgreater plantainlive, down-curvedstem (upper part) (6-11)immersed under blackish-brown epidermis pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live, down-curved stem (upper part)

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
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.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Plantago major (Greater Plantain) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlantago major (Greater Plantain)
GenusPlantago (plantains)
FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE (toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains)
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 Plantago major (Greater Plantain)

Plantago major (Greater Plantain) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Plantago major (Greater Plantain):

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