Myosotis scorpioides L.
(Water Forget-me-not)

Interactions where Myosotis scorpioides 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
has sap sucked by adult Dictyla convergens a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyla convergens/Dictyla convergensa lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-not adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Dictyla convergens a lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Dictyla convergens/Dictyla convergensa lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-not nymph sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by oospore UK/Ireland Peronospora myosotidis a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora myosotidis/Peronospora myosotidisa downy mildewoospore Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-notlive oospore parasitises live
(live) live is spotted by immersed sorus UK/Ireland Entyloma fergussonii Myosotis Smut Entylomatales: Entylomataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma fergussonii/Entyloma fergussoniimyosotis smutimmersedsorus Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-notlive (5-7)immersed sorus causes spots on live
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Major Phytomyza myosotica a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza myosotica/Phytomyza myosoticaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-notleaf-mineMajor puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Phytomyza myosotica a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza myosotica/Phytomyza myosoticaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-notleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Melisandra cinereipes a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Melisandra cinereipes/Melisandra cinereipesa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis scorpioides/Myosotis scorpioideswater forget-me-notleafSole larva grazes on leaf

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & 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

Myosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-me-not) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-me-not)
GenusMyosotis (forget-me-nots)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
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 Myosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-me-not)

Myosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-me-not) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Myosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-me-not):

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