Cicerbita Wallr.
(blue sow-thistles)

Interactions where Cicerbita 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/Cicerbita/Cicerbitablue sow-thistlesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by valdensia anamorph Foreign Valdensia heterodoxa an anamorphic fungus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Plant parasitic hyphomycetes new to Britain (NBR 226-228), Mulenko, W. & Woodward, S., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Valdensia heterodoxa/Valdensia heterodoxaan anamorphic fungusvaldensia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cicerbita/Cicerbitablue sow-thistlesliveleaf valdensia anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Mulenko, W. & Woodward, S., 1996Plant parasitic hyphomycetes new to Britain (NBR 226-228)Mycologist Vol 10 (2): 69-72.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cicerbita (blue sow-thistles) 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
Cicerbita alpina
Alpine Blue Sow-thistle, Alpine Blue-sow-thistle
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCicerbita (blue sow-thistles)
TribeLactuceae (“dandelions”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
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 Cicerbita (blue sow-thistles)

Cicerbita (blue sow-thistles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cicerbita (blue sow-thistles):

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