Interactions where Polygonum 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 foodplant of larva
Rhinoncus perpendicularis
a weevil
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinoncus perpendicularis/ Rhinoncus perpendicularis a weevil larva
Foodplant / feeds on
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass
larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva
Pelenomus quadrituberculatus
a weevil
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Pelenomus quadrituberculatus/ Pelenomus quadrituberculatus a weevil larva
Foodplant / feeds on
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass
larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva
Apion difforme
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/Apion difforme/ Apion difforme a seed weevil larva
Foodplant / feeds on
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass ?
larva feeds on
leaf
leaf is grazed by larva
Chaetocnema concinna
Beet Flea Beetle, Mangold Flea Beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chaetocnema concinna/ Chaetocnema concinna beet flea beetle, mangold flea beetle larva
Foodplant / open feeder
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass leaf
larva grazes on leaf
leaf
leaf is grazed by imago
Chaetocnema concinna
Beet Flea Beetle, Mangold Flea Beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chaetocnema concinna/ Chaetocnema concinna beet flea beetle, mangold flea beetle imago
Foodplant / open feeder
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass leaf
imago grazes on leaf
leaf
leaf is grazed by
Hypera rumicis
a weevil
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae , Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera rumicis/ Hypera rumicis a weevil
Foodplant / open feeder Foreign
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass leaf
grazes on leaf
leaf
leaf is grazed by larva
Ametastegia glabrata
a sawfly
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b) , Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia glabrata/ Ametastegia glabrata a sawfly larva
Foodplant / open feeder
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass leaf Major
larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live, riddled with holes)
live, riddled with holes leaf is grazed by larva
Gastrophysa polygoni
a leaf beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/ Gastrophysa polygoni a leaf beetle larva
Foodplant / open feeder
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass live, riddled with holes leaf
(late 5-late 9) larva grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf
stem (dead, lying in water)
dead, lying in water stem is decayed by stalked apothecium
Hymenoscyphus scutula
a discomycete
Helotiales: Helotiaceae
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook , Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Hymenoscyphus scutula/ Hymenoscyphus scutula a discomycete stalked apothecium
Foodplant / saprobe
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/ Polygonum knotgrass ? dead, lying in water stem
(9-11) stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, lying in water stem