Bidens L.
(bur-marigolds)

Interactions where Bidens 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 mined by larva UK/Ireland Liriomyza strigata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza strigata/Liriomyza strigataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Bidens/Bidensbur-marigoldsleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria zinniae, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria zinniae/Alternaria zinniaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAltenaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Bidens/Bidensbur-marigoldsliveleaf effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem stem may contain larva Major Napomyza lateralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Napomyza lateralis/Napomyza lateralisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Bidens/Bidensbur-marigoldsstemMajor larva feeds within stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria zinniae, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria zinniae/Alternaria zinniaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAltenaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Bidens/Bidensbur-marigoldslivestem effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
David, J.C., 1991Alternaria zinniaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1077.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Bidens (bur-marigolds) 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
Bidens cernua
Nodding Bur-marigold
Species 3 trophisms
Bidens frondosa
Beggarticks
Species 1 trophisms
Bidens tripartita
Trifid Bur-marigold
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBidens (bur-marigolds)
TribeHeliantheae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Bidens (bur-marigolds)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Bidens (bur-marigolds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bidens (bur-marigolds):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 32 images of Bidens (bur-marigolds)
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