Pteris L.
(ribbon ferns)

Interactions where Pteris 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').

Filters:

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 (live, curled, sometimes killed) live, curled, sometimes killed leaf has sap sucked by Minor Idiopterus nephrelepidis Fern Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/Idiopterus nephrelepidisfern aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Pteris/Pterisribbon fernslive, curled, sometimes killedleafMinor sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Pteris (ribbon ferns) 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
Pteris cretica
Ribbon Fern
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPteris (ribbon ferns)
FamilyPTERIDACEAE (maidenhair, parsley & ribbon ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pteris (ribbon ferns)

Pteris (ribbon ferns) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pteris (ribbon ferns):

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