Heracleum L.
(hogweeds)

Interactions where Heracleum 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
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Erysiphe heraclei Umbellifer Powdery Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe heraclei/Erysiphe heracleiumbellifer powdery mildew, umbellifer mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedslive (7-10)conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Erysiphe heraclei Umbellifer Powdery Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe heraclei/Erysiphe heracleiumbellifer powdery mildew, umbellifer mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedslive (-10)cleistothecium parasitises live
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza spondylii a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza spondylii/Phytomyza spondyliia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Cryptaciura rotundiventris Scarce Umbel Leaf-miner Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Cryptaciura rotundiventris/Cryptaciura rotundiventrisscarce umbel leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Questionable Tenthredo mioceras a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo mioceras/Tenthredo miocerasa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweeds?leaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by embedded chlamydospore Taphridium umbelliferarum an ascomycete Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphridium umbelliferarum/Taphridium umbelliferaruman ascomyceteembeddedchlamydospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsliveleaf (4-6)embedded chlamydospore infects and damages live leaf
root root is foodplant of larva Liophloeus tessulatus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Liophloeus tessulatus/Liophloeus tessulatusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsroot larva feeds on root
stem (residual cortex) (dead) dead stem (residual cortex) is decayed by erumpent apothecium Major Pirottaea nigrostriata a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea nigrostriata/Pirottaea nigrostriataa discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem (residual cortex)Major (3-6)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (residual cortex)
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Lachnella villosa a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Niaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Niaceae/Lachnella villosa/Lachnella villosaa cyphelloid fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by erumpent, becoming superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Metasphaeria complanata an ascomycete Dothideales: Saccotheciaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Metasphaeria complanata/Metasphaeria complanataan ascomyceteerumpent, becoming superficialpycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem erumpent, becoming superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, densely crowded, subiculate pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma longissima a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma longissima/Phoma longissimaa coelomyceteimmersed, densely crowded, subiculatepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem (9-1)immersed, densely crowded, subiculate pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Niptera lychnidis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Niptera lychnidis/Niptera lychnidisa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem (2-3)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Unguiculella hamulata a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Unguiculella hamulata/Unguiculella hamulataa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem (5-9)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Urceolella crispula a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Urceolella crispula/Urceolella crispulaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem (5-11)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, or becoming erumpent, often in elongated groups of 2 to 5 pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis hysteriola a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis hysteriola/Phomopsis hysteriolaa coelomyceteimmersed, or becoming erumpent, often in elongated groups of 2 to 5pycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsdeadstem immersed, or becoming erumpent, often in elongated groups of 2 to 5 pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Major Stachybotrys cylindrospora a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Stachybotryaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Stachybotryaceae/Stachybotrys cylindrospora/Stachybotrys cylindrosporaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyStachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/HeracleumhogweedsdeadstemMajor (5-9)effuse colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (rotting) rotting stem is decayed by almost sessile or shortly stalked apothecium Pseudombrophila deerrata a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Pseudombrophila deerrata/Pseudombrophila deerrataa discomycetealmost sessile or shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum/Heracleumhogweedsrottingstem (5-11)almost sessile or shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on rotting stem

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Heracleum (hogweeds) 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
Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Heracleum persicum
Persian Hogweed
Species 1 trophisms
Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed, Kecks
Species 111 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusHeracleum (hogweeds)
FamilyAPIACEAE (umbellifers)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
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 Heracleum (hogweeds)

Heracleum (hogweeds) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Heracleum (hogweeds):

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