Butomus umbellatus L.
(Flowering-rush)

Interactions where Butomus umbellatus 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
may have subaquatic adult Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rush (2-)4-9(-11)subaquatic adult may be found on
leaf (dead) dead leaf is associate of colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushdeadleaf colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is associated with dead leaf
leaf (moribund) moribund leaf is associate of colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushmoribundleaf colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is associated with moribund leaf
stem (flowering) stem (flowering) may contain larva UK/IrelandRestricted Bagous nodulosus Flowering Rush Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Bagous nodulosus/Bagous nodulosusflowering rush weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushstem (flowering)Sole larva feeds within stem (flowering)
stem (flowering) stem (flowering) may contain pupa Bagous nodulosus Flowering Rush Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Bagous nodulosus/Bagous nodulosusflowering rush weevilpupa Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushstem (flowering) pupa feeds within stem (flowering)
stem (vegetative) stem (vegetative) may contain pupa Bagous nodulosus Flowering Rush Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Bagous nodulosus/Bagous nodulosusflowering rush weevilpupa Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushstem (vegetative) pupa feeds within stem (vegetative)
stem (vegetative) stem (vegetative) may contain larva UK/IrelandRestricted Bagous nodulosus Flowering Rush Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Bagous nodulosus/Bagous nodulosusflowering rush weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushstem (vegetative)Sole larva feeds within stem (vegetative)
stem (dead) dead stem is associate of colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushdeadstem colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is associated with dead stem
stem (moribund) moribund stem is associate of colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun/Ramularia butomi emend U. Braun(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rushmoribundstem colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is associated with moribund stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
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

Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesButomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
FamilyBUTOMACEAE (flowering rushes)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bailey, J.P., & Preston, C.D. 2011 Spatial separation of diploid and triploid Butomus umbellatus in Britain and Ireland New Journal of Botany 1: 28-32.
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
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