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Magnoliopsida
Rumex acetosella L.
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This species can be found in the following regions of the western United States (according to the Bureau of Land Management classification of Physiographic Regions of the western United States):
1 Northern Pacific Border
2 Cascade Mountains
3 Southern Pacific Border
4 Sierra Mountains
5 Columbia Plateau
6 Upper Basin and Range
8 Northern Rocky Mountains
9 Middle Rocky Mountains
10 Wyoming Basin
11 Southern Rocky Mountains
12 Colorado Plateau
13 Rocky Mountain Piedmont
14 Great Plains
15 Black Hills Uplift
16 Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands
Hilly grasslands, forest margins, moist valleys; 400-3200 m.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Specimens with Barcodes: 15
Species With Barcodes: 1
introduced; Greenland; St. Pierre and Miquelon; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; w Asia; introduced almost worldwide.
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The flowers are wind-pollinated and attract few insect visitors. The leaves are a preferred source of food for the caterpillars of Lycaena phlaeas americana (American Copper), which has been interpreted as an indication that this butterfly is an introduction from Europe. Upland gamebirds eat both the seeds and foliage, while many songbirds, especially sparrows, eat the seeds (see Bird Table). Various small mammals occasionally eat the seeds or foliage, including the Cottontail Rabbit, Prairie Vole, and White-Footed Mouse.
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Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Fujian, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Nei Mongol, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xinjiang, ?Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia; Europe, North America; widely introduced elsewhere].
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Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Ametastegia equiseti grazes on leaf of Rumex acetosella
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / gall
larva of Apion affine causes gall of inflorescence? of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion cruentatum feeds within root of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion curtirostre feeds within stem of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion haematodes feeds within rootstock of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / gall
larva of Apion marchicum causes gall of root, rootstock of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / gall
larva of Apion rubens causes gall of leaf (midrib) of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / gall
larva of Apion rubiginosum causes gall of root of Rumex acetosella
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
embedded sorus of Bauhinus kuehneanus parasitises live leaf of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 6-9
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / sap sucker
Brachycaudus helichrysi sucks sap of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / feeds on
Coniocleonus hollbergi feeds on Rumex acetosella
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Foodplant / sap sucker
adult of Coreus marginatus sucks sap of seed of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / mobile cased feeder
larva of Cryptocephalus exiguus grazes in mobile case on tepal of fallen fruit of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / mobile cased feeder
larva of Cryptocephalus fulvus grazes in mobile case on Rumex acetosella
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Cryptocephalus labiatus grazes on live leaf of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 3-11
Fungus / parasite
cleistothecium of Erysiphe polygoni parasitises live Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / saprobe
apothecium of Helotium consobrinum is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 6-10
Plant / associate
Kissister minimus is associated with root of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Mantura chrysanthemi grazes on leaf of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / saprobe
apothecium of Mollisia polygoni var. rumicis is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 3-4
Foodplant / parasite
colony of sporangium of Peronospora rumicis parasitises live Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / spot causer
epiphyllous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph of Phyllosticta acetosellae causes spots on fading leaf of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 6-10
Foodplant / parasite
amphigenous telium of Puccinia acetosae parasitises live leaf of Rumex acetosella
Other: unusual host/prey
Foodplant / spot causer
hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph of Ramularia pratensis causes spots on live leaf of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 5-10
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Rhinoncus castor feeds on Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / sap sucker
adult of Spathocera dalmanii sucks sap of seed of Rumex acetosella
Foodplant / parasite
telium of Uromyces acetosae parasitises live Rumex acetosella
Other: unusual host/prey
Foodplant / parasite
uredium of Uromyces polygoni-avicularis parasitises live stem of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 7-11
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / spot causer
immersed pseudothecium of Venturia rumicis causes spots on fading leaf of Rumex acetosella
Remarks: season: 11-7
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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I, II, IV, V, RM, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, Juan Fernandez
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