Trifolium L.
(clovers)

Interactions where Trifolium 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 associate of adult Foreign Bruchidius varius a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius varius/Bruchidius variusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers (late 7-early 10, late 4)5-6)adult is associated with
is foodplant of larva Foreign Sitona ambiguus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona ambiguus/Sitona ambiguusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona humeralis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona humeralis/Sitona humeralisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona lineellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineellus/Sitona lineellusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona macularius a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona macularius/Sitona maculariusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona obsoletus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona obsoletus/Sitona obsoletusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona puncticollis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona puncticollis/Sitona puncticollisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva UK/IrelandMajor Sitona sulcifrons a clover weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona sulcifrons/Sitona sulcifronsa clover weevillarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversMajor larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Tychius lineatulus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius lineatulus/Tychius lineatulusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Tychius picirostris a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius picirostris/Tychius picirostrisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Tychius pusillus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius pusillus/Tychius pusillusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Tychius stephensi a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius stephensi/Tychius stephensia weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Tychius tibialis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius tibialis/Tychius tibialisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Questionable Apion difforme a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Apion difforme/Apion difformea seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers? larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Apion fulvipes White Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Apion fulvipes/Apion fulvipeswhite clover seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Questionable Melanapion minimum Sallow Guest Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Melanapion minimum/Melanapion minimumsallow guest weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers? larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Protapion apricans Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion apricans/Protapion apricansclover seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Protapion laevicolle a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion laevicolle/Protapion laevicollea seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Questionable Protapion schoenherri a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion schoenherri/Protapion schoenherria seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers? larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Protapion trifolii Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion trifolii/Protapion trifoliiclover seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Protapion varipes a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion varipes/Protapion varipesa seed weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers larva feeds on
is associate of adult Conostethus roseus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Conostethus roseus/Conostethus roseusa plantbug or grassbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers (late 5-early 7)adult is associated with
is foodplant of pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma pinodella a coelomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Phoma pinodella/Phoma pinodellaa coelomycetepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
(live) live may have Acyrthosiphon pisum Pea Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloverslive (winter)may be found on live
(live) live plant may be infected and damaged by buried sclerotium Sclerotinia trifoliorum a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Sclerotinia trifoliorum, Williams, M.A.J. & Spooner, B.M., 1991
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia trifoliorum/Sclerotinia trifolioruma discomyceteburiedsclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversliveplant buried sclerotium infects and damages live plant
bud (terminal or lateral) bud (terminal or lateral) is galled by larva Tychius polylineatus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius polylineatus/Tychius polylineatusa weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversbud (terminal or lateral) larva causes gall of bud (terminal or lateral)
calyx calyx is galled by larva Dasineura leguminicola a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura leguminicola/Dasineura leguminicolaa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloverscalyx larva causes gall of calyx
flower flower is galled by Aceria plicator a mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria plicator/Aceria plicatora mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversflower causes gall of flower
flower (proliferating, leaf-like) proliferating, leaf-like flower may be infected and damaged by Strawberry Green Petal phytoplasma a phytopathogenic phytoplasma Acholeplasmatales: Acholeplasmataceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Firmicutes/Mollicutes/Acholeplasmatales/Acholeplasmataceae/Strawberry Green Petal phytoplasma/Strawberry Green Petal phytoplasmaa phytopathogenic phytoplasma Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversproliferating, leaf-likeflower infects and damages proliferating, leaf-like flower
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Protapion assimile Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion assimile/Protapion assimileclover seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversinflorescence larva feeds within inflorescence
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Protapion nigritarse a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion nigritarse/Protapion nigritarsea seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversinflorescence larva feeds within inflorescence
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Longitarsus atricillus a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus atricillus/Longitarsus atricillusa flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/IrelandMajor Longitarsus atricillus a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus atricillus/Longitarsus atricillusa flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/IrelandMajor Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Brachypera zoilus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Brachypera zoilus/Brachypera zoilusa weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by Foreign Hypera melancholica a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera melancholica/Hypera melancholicaa weevil Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera meles a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera meles/Hypera melesa weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by UK/IrelandQuestionable Hypera miles a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera miles/Hypera milesa weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumclovers?leaf grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by Foreign Hypera nigrirostris a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera nigrirostris/Hypera nigrirostrisa weevil Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera postica Clover Leaf Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera postica/Hypera posticaclover leaf weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by Minor Hypera venusta a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera venusta/Hypera venustaa weevil Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMinor grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Agromyza nana a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza nana/Agromyza nanaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Euura myosotidis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Euura myosotidis/Euura myosotidisa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia sphaeroidea an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia sphaeroidea/Ramularia sphaeroideaan anamorphic fungusmostly hypophyllouscolonyRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaf mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, immersed, roundish, bright blackish-brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Leptosphaeria pratensis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria pratensis/Leptosphaeria pratensisan ascomyceteamphigenous, immersed, roundish, bright blackish-brownpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversliveleaf (6-9)amphigenous, immersed, roundish, bright blackish-brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaflet leaflet is galled by larva Dasineura trifolii a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura trifolii/Dasineura trifoliia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversleaflet larva causes gall of leaflet
pod (unripe) unripe pod has sap sucked by nymph Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Piezodorus lituratus/Piezodorus lituratusgorse shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversunripepod nymph sucks sap of unripe pod
pod (unripe) unripe pod has sap sucked by adult Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Piezodorus lituratus/Piezodorus lituratusgorse shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversunripepod adult sucks sap of unripe pod
root nodule (live) live root nodule is foodplant of subterranean larva Sitona lineatus Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversliveroot nodule subterranean larva feeds on live root nodule
root root is foodplant of larva Major Sitona hispidulus Clover-root Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona hispidulus/Sitona hispidulusclover-root weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversrootMajor larva feeds on root
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Major Orobanche minor Common Broomrape Lamiales: Orobanchaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor/Orobanche minorcommon broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversrootMajor underground tuber parasitises root
root (brown lesioned) brown lesioned root may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici an anamorphic fungus (FORL) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici Jarvis & Shoemaker, Brayford, D., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersician anamorphic fungus (FORL)Fusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversbrown lesionedroot Fusarium anamorph infects and damages brown lesioned root
rootstock rootstock is galled by larva Foreign Catapion curtisii a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Catapion curtisii/Catapion curtisiia seed weevillarva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversrootstock larva causes gall of rootstock
stem (lower) (brown lesioned) brown lesioned stem (lower) may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici an anamorphic fungus (FORL) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici Jarvis & Shoemaker, Brayford, D., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersician anamorphic fungus (FORL)Fusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversbrown lesionedstem (lower) Fusarium anamorph infects and damages brown lesioned stem (lower)
stem stem is galled by larva Foreign Catapion pubescens a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Catapion pubescens/Catapion pubescensa seed weevillarva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversstem larva causes gall of stem
stem stem may contain larva Foreign Catapion seniculus a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Catapion seniculus/Catapion seniculusa seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversstem larva feeds within stem
stem stem may contain larva Ischnopterapion virens a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Ischnopterapion virens/Ischnopterapion virensa seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversstem larva feeds within stem

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Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Brayford, D., 1996Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici Jarvis & ShoemakerI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1270.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Kevan D.K., 1967The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae)Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 103: 83-110.
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Williams, M.A.J. & Spooner, B.M., 1991Sclerotinia trifoliorumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1084.

Trifolium (clovers) 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
Species 6 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 11 trophisms
Species 12 trophisms 1 references
Species 9 trophisms
Species 14 trophisms
Species 2 subtaxa 12 trophisms 1 references
Species 16 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 41 trophisms 1 references
Species 46 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Informal 3 subtaxa 77 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusTrifolium (clovers)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
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 Trifolium (clovers)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Vegetative

Anon. Trifolium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Trifolium (clovers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trifolium (clovers):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 346 images of Trifolium (clovers)
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