Himantoglossum hircinum (L.) Spreng.
(Lizard Orchid)

Interactions where Himantoglossum hircinum 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
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by adult QuestionableMajor APOIDEA solitary and hive bees Hymenoptera Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apoidea/Apoideasolitary and hive beesadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Himantoglossum hircinum/Himantoglossum hircinumlizard orchid?flowerMajor adult pollinates or fertilises flower
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva ForeignMinor Chyliza vittata a psilid fly Diptera: Psilidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Psilidae/Chyliza vittata/Chyliza vittataa psilid flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Himantoglossum hircinum/Himantoglossum hircinumlizard orchidliveleafMinor (summer)larva mines live leaf
rootstock (live) live rootstock is mined by larva Foreign Chyliza vittata a psilid fly Diptera: Psilidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Psilidae/Chyliza vittata/Chyliza vittataa psilid flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Himantoglossum hircinum/Himantoglossum hircinumlizard orchidliverootstock (summer)larva mines live rootstock
stem (usu just above rootstock) (live) live stem (usu just above rootstock) may house puparium Foreign Chyliza vittata a psilid fly Diptera: Psilidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Psilidae/Chyliza vittata/Chyliza vittataa psilid flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Himantoglossum hircinum/Himantoglossum hircinumlizard orchidlivestem (usu just above rootstock) puparium may be found in live stem (usu just above rootstock)
stem (live) live stem is mined by larva Foreign Chyliza vittata a psilid fly Diptera: Psilidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Psilidae/Chyliza vittata/Chyliza vittataa psilid flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Himantoglossum hircinum/Himantoglossum hircinumlizard orchidlivestem (summer)larva mines live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Himantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHimantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid)
GenusHimantoglossum (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Himantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid)

Himantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Himantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Himantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid)

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