Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
(Broom)

Interactions where Cytisus scoparius 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
is associate of Dryophilus anobioides a wood boring beetle Coleoptera: Ptinidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ptinidae/Dryophilus anobioides/Dryophilus anobioidesa wood boring beetle Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom is associated with
is foodplant of Gonioctena olivacea Broom Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gonioctena olivacea/Gonioctena olivaceabroom leaf beetle Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom feeds on
may have adult Cryptocephalus bipunctatus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bipunctatus/Cryptocephalus bipunctatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom (4-late 8)adult may be found on
may have adult Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus 6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom (5-7)adult may be found on
is foodplant of Polydrusus confluens a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Polydrusus confluens/Polydrusus confluensa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom feeds on
is associate of Strophosoma capitatum a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Strophosoma capitatum/Strophosoma capitatuma weevil Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom is associated with
is foodplant of imago Charagmus griseus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Charagmus griseus/Charagmus griseusa weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom imago feeds on
is foodplant of larva Major Sitona striatellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona striatellus/Sitona striatellusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomMajor larva feeds on
is associate of Tychius parallelus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Tychius parallelus/Tychius parallelusa weevil Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom is associated with
is foodplant of UK/IrelandMinor Heterocordylus genistae a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) genistae/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) genistaea plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomMinor feeds on
is foodplant of adult UK/IrelandMajor Heterocordylus tibialis a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialisa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomMajor adult feeds on
is foodplant of nymph UK/IrelandMajor Heterocordylus tibialis a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialisa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomMajor nymph feeds on
has sap sucked by adult Asciodema obsoleta a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Asciodema obsoleta/Asciodema obsoletaa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom (mid 6-early 9)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Asciodema obsoleta a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Asciodema obsoleta/Asciodema obsoletaa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom nymph sucks sap of
bush (old, many podded) has sap sucked by adult Dictyonota fuliginosa a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyonota fuliginosa/Dictyonota fuliginosaa lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroombush (old, many podded) adult sucks sap of bush (old, many podded)
bush (old, many podded) has sap sucked by nymph Dictyonota fuliginosa a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyonota fuliginosa/Dictyonota fuliginosaa lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroombush (old, many podded) nymph sucks sap of bush (old, many podded)
has sap sucked by adult Dictyonota strichnocera Gorse Lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyonota strichnocera/Dictyonota strichnoceragorse lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Dictyonota strichnocera Gorse Lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyonota strichnocera/Dictyonota strichnoceragorse lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom nymph sucks sap of
is foodplant of pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diplodia sarothamni a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Diplodia sarothamni/Diplodia sarothamnia coelomycetepycnidiumDiplodia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Arnaudiella genistae a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Arnaudiella genistae/Arnaudiella genistaea fly speck fungus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom parasitises
is foodplant of pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Coniothyrium sarothamni a coelomycete Pleosporales: Coniothyriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Coniothyriaceae/Coniothyrium sarothamni/Coniothyrium sarothamnia coelomycetepycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
is foodplant of pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Hymenopsis saccardoana a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Hymenopsis saccardoana/Hymenopsis saccardoanaa coelomycetepycnidiumDiplodia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe trifoliorum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe trifoliorum/Erysiphe trifolioruma powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomlive cleistothecium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe trifoliorum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe trifoliorum/Erysiphe trifolioruma powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomlive conidial anamorph parasitises live
branch (rather thick) branch (rather thick) is decayed by densely gregarius, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora sarothamni a stromatic coelomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora sarothamni/Cytospora sarothamnia stromatic coelomycetedensely gregarius, plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroombranch (rather thick) (2-4)densely gregarius, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on branch (rather thick)
branch (small) (dead, attached) dead, attached branch (small) is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora incarnata Rosy Crust Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora incarnata/Peniophora incarnatarosy crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdead, attachedbranch (small) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch (small)
branch branch is associate of adult UK/IrelandMajor Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroombranchMajor (8-10, late 2-4)5-7)adult is associated with branch
branch (dead, decayed) dead, decayed branch is decayed by fruitbody Pellidiscus pallidus an ear toadstool Agaricales: Inocybaceae 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/Inocybaceae/Pellidiscus pallidus/Pellidiscus pallidusan ear toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdead, decayedbranch fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed branch
branch (dead) dead branch is mined by larva Cryptolestes spartii a flat bark beetle Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Laemophloeidae/Cryptolestes spartii/Cryptolestes spartiia flat bark beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdeadbranch larva mines dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Camarosporium spartii a coelomycete Pleosporales: Camarosporidiellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Camarosporidiellaceae/Camarosporium spartii/Camarosporium spartiia coelomyceteerumpentpycnidiumCamarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdeadbranch erumpent pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
cambium cambium may contain larva Hylastinus obscurus Gorse Bark Beetle Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylastinus obscurus/Hylastinus obscurusgorse bark beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomcambium larva feeds within cambium
flower flower is associate of adult UK/IrelandMajor Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomflowerMajor (8-10, late 2-4)5-7)adult is associated with flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Odontothrips cytisi a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Odontothrips cytisi/Odontothrips cytisia thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomliveflower (2-10)adult feeds on live flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of larva UK/Ireland Odontothrips cytisi a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Odontothrips cytisi/Odontothrips cytisia thripslarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomliveflower (6)larva feeds on live flower
leaf (young) (patchily white) patchily white leaf (young) is foodplant of UK/IrelandMajor Orthotylus adenocarpi a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpi/Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpia plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompatchily whiteleaf (young)Major feeds on patchily white leaf (young)
leaf (young) (patchily white) patchily white leaf (young) is foodplant of UK/IrelandMajor Orthotylus concolor a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Pachylops) concolor/Orthotylus (Pachylops) concolora plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompatchily whiteleaf (young)Major feeds on patchily white leaf (young)
leaf (young) (patchily white) patchily white leaf (young) is foodplant of UK/IrelandMajor Orthotylus virescens a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescens/Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensa plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompatchily whiteleaf (young)Major feeds on patchily white leaf (young)
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Calomicrus circumfusus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Calomicrus circumfusus/Calomicrus circumfususa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Agromyza johannae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza johannae/Agromyza johannaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Major Rhogogaster genistae a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Rhogogaster genistae/Rhogogaster genistaea sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomleafMajor nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Restricted Rhogogaster picta a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Rhogogaster picta/Rhogogaster pictaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomleafSole nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Pleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Pleiochaeta setosa Broom Dieback - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pleiochaeta setosa/Pleiochaeta setosabroom dieback (causative organism)effusecolonyPleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomliveleaf effuse colony of Pleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
pod wall pod wall is mined by larva Bruchidius cisti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompod wall larva mines pod wall
pod pod may house adult (newly emerged) UK/Ireland Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult (newly emerged) Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompod (8)adult (newly emerged) may be found in pod
pod pod may contain larva Restricted Exapion fuscirostre a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Exapion fuscirostre/Exapion fuscirostrea seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompodSole larva feeds within pod
pollen? pollen? is foodplant of adult Bruchidius cisti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompollen? (4-)6-7(-9)adult feeds on pollen?
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompollen (late 4)adult feeds on pollen
root nodule root nodule is foodplant of larva Andrion regensteinense a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Andrion regensteinense/Andrion regensteinensea weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomroot nodule larva feeds on root nodule
root root is foodplant of larva Charagmus griseus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Charagmus griseus/Charagmus griseusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomroot larva feeds on root
seed seed may contain larva Bruchidius cisti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomseed larva feeds within seed
seed seed may contain larva UK/Ireland Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomseed larva feeds within seed
seed seed may house pupa UK/Ireland Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlepupa Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomseed pupa may be found in seed
shoot (older) (cankered) cankered shoot (older) may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Pleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Minor Pleiochaeta setosa Broom Dieback - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pleiochaeta setosa/Pleiochaeta setosabroom dieback (causative organism)effusecolonyPleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomcankeredshoot (older)Minor effuse colony of Pleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages cankered shoot (older)
shoot (shrivelled, blackened) shrivelled, blackened shoot may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Pleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Pleiochaeta setosa Broom Dieback - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pleiochaeta setosa/Pleiochaeta setosabroom dieback (causative organism)effusecolonyPleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomshrivelled, blackenedshoot effuse colony of Pleiochaeta dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages shrivelled, blackened shoot
stem stem may contain larva Phloeotribus rhododactylus a bark or ambrosia beetle Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phloeotribus rhododactylus/Phloeotribus rhododactylusa bark or ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomstem larva feeds within stem
stem (young) young stem is galled by larva Restricted Pirapion immune a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Pirapion immune/Pirapion immunea seed weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomyoungstemSole larva causes gall of young stem
stem (young) young stem is galled by larva Major Protopirapion atratulum a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protopirapion atratulum/Protopirapion atratuluma seed weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomyoungstemMajor larva causes gall of young stem
twig twig is galled by larva Restricted Hexomyza sarothamni a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Hexomyza sarothamni/Hexomyza sarothamnia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomtwigSole larva causes gall of twig
twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora incarnata Rosy Crust Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora incarnata/Peniophora incarnatarosy crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdead, attachedtwig fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached twig
wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Rare Postia tephroleuca Greying Bracket, Greyling Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia tephroleuca/Postia tephroleucagreying bracket, greyling bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdead, fallen, decayedwoodRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdeadwood (mainly winter)fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood
wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Dacrymyces minor a jelly fungus Dacrymycetales: Dacrymycetaceae 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/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces minor/Dacrymyces minora jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomdecayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood
wood (moribund) moribund wood is parasitised by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroommoribundwood fruitbody parasitises moribund wood
wood (rotten) rotten wood is decayed by effuse colony of Endophragmiella dematiaceous anamorph Endophragmiella lignicola a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Endophragmiella lignicola/Endophragmiella lignicolaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyEndophragmiella dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomrottenwood effuse colony of Endophragmiella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood

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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
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
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
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Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
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Cytisus scoparius (Broom) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCytisus scoparius (Broom)
GenusCytisus (a genus of brooms)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
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 Cytisus scoparius (Broom)

Cytisus scoparius (Broom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cytisus scoparius (Broom):

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