Matricaria discoidea DC.
(Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed)

Interactions where Matricaria discoidea 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 Foreign Brachycaudus helichrysi Leaf-curling Plum Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysileaf-curling plum aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria discoidea/Matricaria discoideapineapple-weed, rayless mayweed sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Paraperonospora leptosperma a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Paraperonospora leptosperma/Paraperonospora leptospermaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria discoidea/Matricaria discoideapineapple-weed, rayless mayweedlive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera fusca a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fusca/Podosphaera fuscaa powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria discoidea/Matricaria discoideapineapple-weed, rayless mayweedlive parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia matricariae (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia matricariae/Ramularia matricariae(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria discoidea/Matricaria discoideapineapple-weed, rayless mayweedliveleaf colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Podosphaera xanthii a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Sphaerotheca xanthii on Chamomilla suaveolens in Britain, Reid, D.A., 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera xanthii/Podosphaera xanthiia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria discoidea/Matricaria discoideapineapple-weed, rayless mayweedliveleaf cleistothecium parasitises live leaf
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia matricariae (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia matricariae/Ramularia matricariae(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria discoidea/Matricaria discoideapineapple-weed, rayless mayweedlivestem colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Reid, D.A., 1986Sphaerotheca xanthii on Chamomilla suaveolens in BritainTBMS Vol 86 (1): 192-193.

Matricaria discoidea (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMatricaria discoidea (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed)
GenusMatricaria (a genus of mayweeds)
TribeAnthemideae (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 Matricaria discoidea (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed)

Matricaria discoidea (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Matricaria discoidea (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Matricaria discoidea (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed)
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