Rheum palmatum L.
(Ornamental Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb)

Interactions where Rheum palmatum 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
leaf leaf is grazed by Foreign Hypera rumicis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera rumicis/Hypera rumicisa weevil Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rheum palmatum/Rheum palmatumornamental rhubarb, Turkey rhubarbleaf grazes on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph Foreign Ramularia pratensis var pratensis an anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia pratensis var. pratensis/Ramularia pratensis var. pratensisan anamorphic ascomycetemostly hypophyllouscaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rheum palmatum/Rheum palmatumornamental rhubarb, Turkey rhubarbliveleaf (5-10)mostly hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Rheum palmatum (Ornamental Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRheum palmatum (Ornamental Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb)
GenusRheum (rhubarbs)
FamilyPOLYGONACEAE (docks and knotgrasses)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
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 Rheum palmatum (Ornamental Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb)

Rheum palmatum (Ornamental Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rheum palmatum (Ornamental Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb):

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