Geranium robertianum L.
(Herb Robert, Herb-Robert)

Interactions where Geranium robertianum 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 Rhopalus subrufus a rhopalid bug Hemiptera: Rhopalidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus/Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusa rhopalid bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robert sucks sap of
(live) live is associate of adult Dicyphus errans a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) errans/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertlive (6-10)adult is associated with live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera fugax a conidial powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fugax/Podosphaera fugaxa conidial powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertlive parasitises live
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Limobius borealis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Limobius borealis/Limobius borealisa weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-RobertleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of larva Major Ametastegia carpini a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia carpini/Ametastegia carpinia sawflylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-RobertleafMajor larva feeds on leaf
leaf (live, esp. over-wintered) live, esp. over-wintered leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous, superficial pseudothecium Restricted Coleroa robertiani an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Coleroa robertiani/Coleroa robertianian ascomyceteepiphyllous, superficialpseudothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertlive, esp. over-winteredleafSole (5-9)epiphyllous, superficial pseudothecium parasitises live, esp. over-wintered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Agromyza nigrescens a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza nigrescens/Agromyza nigrescensa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertliveleaf (summer)larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by usually hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia geranii var geranii an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia geranii var. geranii/Ramularia geranii var. geraniian anamorphic fungususually hypophyllouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertliveleaf usually hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous pycnium Uromyces geranii Geranium Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces geranii/Uromyces geraniigeranium rusthypophyllouspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertliveleaf hypophyllous pycnium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous aecium Uromyces geranii Geranium Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces geranii/Uromyces geraniigeranium rusthypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertliveleaf hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Uromyces geranii Geranium Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces geranii/Uromyces geraniigeranium rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertliveleaf hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Uromyces geranii Geranium Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces geranii/Uromyces geraniigeranium rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Geranium robertianum (Herb Robert, Herb-Robert) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeranium robertianum (Herb Robert, Herb-Robert)
GenusGeranium (true geraniums)
FamilyGERANIACEAE (geraniums and storksbills)
OrderGERANIALES (geraniums and storksbills)
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 Geranium robertianum (Herb Robert, Herb-Robert)

Geranium robertianum (Herb Robert, Herb-Robert) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Geranium robertianum (Herb Robert, Herb-Robert):

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