Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
(Lesser Burdock)

Interactions where Arctium minus 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 pycnium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveMinor pycnium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveMinor pycnium parasitises live
achene achene is galled by larva (early) UK/Ireland Terellia tussilaginis Banded Burdock Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia tussilaginis/Terellia tussilaginisbanded burdock flylarva (early) Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockachene (-9)larva (early) causes gall of achene
achene achene may contain larva (later) UK/Ireland Terellia tussilaginis Banded Burdock Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia tussilaginis/Terellia tussilaginisbanded burdock flylarva (later) Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockachene (9)larva (later) feeds within achene
achenes achenes is foodplant of larva UK/Ireland Tephritis bardanae Burdock Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis bardanae/Tephritis bardanaeburdock flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockachenes (-8)larva feeds on achenes
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva UK/Ireland Tephritis bardanae Burdock Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis bardanae/Tephritis bardanaeburdock flylarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockcapitulum (-8)larva causes gall of capitulum
leaf -> midrib -> stem leaf -> midrib -> stem is mined by larva (young) Melanagromyza lappae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva (young) Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockleaf -> midrib -> stem larva (young) mines leaf -> midrib -> stem
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza lappae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza lappae/Phytomyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandRare Bremia lactucae s. lat. Lettuce Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafRare sporangium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia abscondita sensu (Fautrey & F. Lamb.) U. Braun, 1988 an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia abscondita sensu (Fautrey & F. Lamb.) U. Braun, 1988/Ramularia abscondita sensu (Fautrey & F. Lamb.) U. Braun, 1988an anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Golovinomyces depressus Burdock Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces depressus/Golovinomyces depressusburdock mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleaf conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Golovinomyces depressus Burdock Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces depressus/Golovinomyces depressusburdock mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleaf cleistothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by uredinoid, epiphyllous aecium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusuredinoid, epiphyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafMinor uredinoid, epiphyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by uredinoid, epiphyllous aecium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusuredinoid, epiphyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafMinor uredinoid, epiphyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Minor Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem stem may contain larva (older) Melanagromyza lappae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva (older) Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockstem larva (older) feeds within stem
stem stem may house puparium Melanagromyza lappae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockstem puparium may be found in stem
stem (dead, overwintered) dead, overwintered stem is decayed by erumpent apothecium Pyrenopeziza arctii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza arctii/Pyrenopeziza arctiia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdead, overwinteredstem (3-5)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, overwintered stem
stem (dead, overwintered) dead, overwintered stem is decayed by gregarious, subepidermal pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Major Diaporthe arctii a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe arctii/Diaporthe arctiia pyrenomycetegregarious, subepidermalpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdead, overwinteredstemMajor (<7)gregarious, subepidermal pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, overwintered stem
stem (dead, very dark grey) dead, very dark grey stem is decayed by immersed perithecium Major Diaporthe arctii a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe arctii/Diaporthe arctiia pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdead, very dark greystemMajor (7-11)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, very dark grey stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph Pseudospiropes rousselianus a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Chaetothyriales: Herpotrichiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Chaetothyriales/Herpotrichiellaceae/Pseudospiropes rousselianus/Pseudospiropes rousselianusa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyPseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdeadstem effuse colony of Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Cylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph Cylindrotrichum oligospermum a dematiaceous hyphomycete Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Cylindrotrichum oligospermum/Cylindrotrichum oligospermuma dematiaceous hyphomyceteeffusecolonyCylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdeadstem (4-9)effuse colony of Cylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph Minor 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/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdeadstemMinor (5-9)effuse colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial perithecium Arnium apiculatum a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Arnium apiculatum/Arnium apiculatuma pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdeadstem (2)superficial perithecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Hapalopilus eupatorii a resupinate polypore Polyporales: Polyporaceae Ceriporiopsis herbicola, Fortey, R., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Hapalopilus eupatorii/Hapalopilus eupatoriia resupinate polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Lindtneria leucobryophila a resupinate fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Ceriporiopsis herbicola, Fortey, R., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Lindtneria leucobryophila/Lindtneria leucobryophilaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockdeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Golovinomyces depressus Burdock Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces depressus/Golovinomyces depressusburdock mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdocklivestem conidial anamorph parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Golovinomyces depressus Burdock Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces depressus/Golovinomyces depressusburdock mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdocklivestem cleistothecium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Fortey, R., 2008Ceriporiopsis herbicolaField Mycology Vol 9 (1): 20-1.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucaeField Mycology Vol 16 (1): 29-32.
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1976The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and DenmarkFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press
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

Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArctium minus (Lesser Burdock)
GenusArctium (burdocks)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
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 Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock)

Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock):

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