Geranium sanguineum L.
(Bloody Crane’s-bill)

Interactions where Geranium sanguineum 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
pollen is foodplant of adult Cryptocephalus aureolus 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 aureolus/Cryptocephalus aureolusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billpollen (4-)5-6(-9)adult feeds on pollen
may have adult Foreign Cryptocephalus violaceus 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 violaceus/Cryptocephalus violaceusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-bill adult may be found on
is foodplant of larva Zacladus geranii Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Zacladus geranii/Zacladus geraniimeadow cranesbill weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-bill larva feeds on
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera fugax a conidial powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fugax/Podosphaera fugaxa conidial powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billlive parasitises live
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Limobius borealis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Limobius borealis/Limobius borealisa weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of larva Major Ametastegia carpini a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia carpini/Ametastegia carpinia sawflylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billleafMajor larva feeds on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, sooty caespituli of Phaeoramularia dematiaceous anamorph Foreign Phaeoramularia minutissima an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phaeoramularia minutissima/Phaeoramularia minutissimaan anamorphic fungushypophyllous, sootycaespituliPhaeoramularia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billliveleaf hypophyllous, sooty caespituli of Phaeoramularia dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by usually hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia geranii var geranii an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia geranii var. geranii/Ramularia geranii var. geraniian anamorphic fungususually hypophyllouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billliveleaf usually hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaves (terminal) leaves (terminal) is galled by Aceria geranii a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria geranii/Aceria geraniia gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billleaves (terminal) causes gall of leaves (terminal)
stem stem is decayed by scattered, erumpent apothecium Pirottaea paupercula a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea paupercula/Pirottaea pauperculaa discomycetescattered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium sanguineum/Geranium sanguineumbloody crane’s-billstem scattered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane’s-bill) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane’s-bill)
GenusGeranium (true geraniums)
FamilyGERANIACEAE (geraniums and storksbills)
OrderGERANIALES (geraniums and storksbills)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane’s-bill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane’s-bill):

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