We are coordinating a global effort to survey herbivory on three focal plant species and on a diversity of species in five focal plant families: Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rubiaceae, and Solanaceae. This page summarizes the surveys we have completed as well as surveys our members have plans to survey. This page represents a work in progress, and this information is primarily to help network members pick species and sites to survey.


Focal species

We have three focal species that we are aiming to sampling across the broadest possible geographic extent and across broad environmental gradients. These are Taraxacum officinale, Plantago major, and Plantago lanceolata. Below are maps of the locations of completed and planned surveys for each focal species. Any survey of one of these focal species will be useful to the project, but surveys in new locations, ecosystems, elevations, etc. will be especially useful.


Focal families

Below you will find maps, figures, and tables summarizing completed and planned surveys of species within each of our five focal families.


Apocynaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Apocynaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Apocynaceae

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Plant family Plant species No. surveys
Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium 1
Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum 2
Apocynaceae Asclepias asperula 2
Apocynaceae Asclepias cryptoceras 1
Apocynaceae Asclepias curassavica 1
Apocynaceae Asclepias incarnata 1
Apocynaceae Asclepias speciosa 1
Apocynaceae Asclepias syriaca 4
Apocynaceae Asclepias tuberosa 1
Apocynaceae Asclepias verticillata 2
Apocynaceae Calotropis procera 2
Apocynaceae Gomphocarpus fructicosus 1
Apocynaceae Landolphia dulcis 1
Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum hirundinaria 1


Asteraceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Asteraceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Asteraceae

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Plant family Plant species No. surveys
Asteraceae Achillea ptarmica 1
Asteraceae Ageratina altissima 4
Asteraceae Ageratina havanensis 1
Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides 1
Asteraceae Ageratum fastigiatum 1
Asteraceae Antennaria neglecta 1
Asteraceae Anthemis galilae 1
Asteraceae Arctium minus 2
Asteraceae Arnica cordifolia 1
Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana 1
Asteraceae Artemisia mongolica 1
Asteraceae Aster oblongifolius 1
Asteraceae Baccharis dracunculifolia 1
Asteraceae Baccharis serrulata 1
Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata 3
Asteraceae Bidens frondosa 1
Asteraceae Bidens reptans 1
Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis 2
Asteraceae Celmisia discolor 1
Asteraceae Celmisia spectabilis 1
Asteraceae Centaurea stoebe 2
Asteraceae Chaptalia integerrima 2
Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata 2
Asteraceae Cirsium arvense 1
Asteraceae Conoclinium coelestinum 2
Asteraceae Cyrtocymura scorpioides 2
Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia 2
Asteraceae Echinacea purpurea 6
Asteraceae Emilia praetermissa 1
Asteraceae Encelia canescens 1
Asteraceae Erigeron canadensis 2
Asteraceae Erigeron glacialis 2
Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus 1
Asteraceae Eurybia macrophylla 1
Asteraceae Flourensia thurifera 1
Asteraceae Gaillardia pulchella 1
Asteraceae Grindelia squarrosa 3
Asteraceae Guizotia abyssinica 1
Asteraceae Helianthella quinquenervis 3
Asteraceae Helianthus annuus 3
Asteraceae Helianthus occidentalis 1
Asteraceae Heterotheca subaxillaris 1
Asteraceae Hieracium pilosella 3
Asteraceae Hulteniella integrifolia 1
Asteraceae Hypochaeris chillensis 1
Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata 2
Asteraceae Ixeridium dentatum 1
Asteraceae Jacobaea vulgaris 1
Asteraceae Jessea multivenia 1
Asteraceae Jungia ferruginea 1
Asteraceae Kalimeris integrifolia 1
Asteraceae Kuhnia eupatorioides 1
Asteraceae Kuhnia eupatroides 1
Asteraceae Lactuca sibirica 1
Asteraceae Leucanthemum vulgare 1
Asteraceae Maianthemum racemosum 1
Asteraceae Melanthera scandens 1
Asteraceae Munnozia pinnatipartita 1
Asteraceae Nabalus altissimus 1
Asteraceae Olearia paniculata 1
Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus 1
Asteraceae Proustia cuneifolia 1
Asteraceae Pulicaria dysenterica 1
Asteraceae Raoulia eximia 1
Asteraceae Ratibida pinnata 1
Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta 3
Asteraceae Rudbeckia laciniata 1
Asteraceae Rudbeckia triloba 1
Asteraceae Senecio brunonianus 1
Asteraceae Senecio crassulus 1
Asteraceae Senecio elegans 1
Asteraceae Senecio madagascariensis 1
Asteraceae Senecio viscosus 2
Asteraceae Solidago altissima 6
Asteraceae Solidago caesia 1
Asteraceae Solidago canadensis.altissima 1
Asteraceae Solidago canadensis 1
Asteraceae Solidago missouriensis 1
Asteraceae Solidago simplex 1
Asteraceae Solidago speciosa 1
Asteraceae Solidago virgaurea 1
Asteraceae Symphyotrichum cordifolium 1
Asteraceae Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 1
Asteraceae Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 1
Asteraceae Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 1
Asteraceae Taraxacum ceratophorum 1
Asteraceae Taraxacum mongolicum 1
Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale 37
Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius 1
Asteraceae Trichogoniopsos adenantha 6
Asteraceae Tridax procumbens 3
Asteraceae Tussilago farfara 1
Asteraceae Verbesina encelioides 1
Asteraceae Vernonia baldwinii 1
Asteraceae Vernonia gigantea 1
Asteraceae Wedelia acapulcensis 1
Asteraceae Wyethia mollis 2


Fabaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Fabaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Fabaceae

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Plant family Plant species No. surveys
Fabaceae Acacia dealbata 1
Fabaceae Acacia implexa 1
Fabaceae Acacia longifolia 1
Fabaceae Acacia suaveolens 1
Fabaceae Acmispon wrangelianus 1
Fabaceae Adesmia boronioides 1
Fabaceae Amorpha canescens 2
Fabaceae Aotus genistoides 1
Fabaceae Astragalus alpinus 2
Fabaceae Astragalus australis 1
Fabaceae Bauhinia racemosa 1
Fabaceae Cercis canadensis 1
Fabaceae Chamaecrista fasciculata 1
Fabaceae Crotalaria juncea 1
Fabaceae Crotalaria pallida 1
Fabaceae Crotalaria vitellina 1
Fabaceae Cullen corylifolium 1
Fabaceae Dalbergia miscolobium 1
Fabaceae Desmodium gangeticum 1
Fabaceae Desmodium glutinosum 1
Fabaceae Desmodium incanum 1
Fabaceae Desmodium podocarpum 1
Fabaceae Desmodium procumbens 1
Fabaceae Eysenhardtia texana 1
Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos 2
Fabaceae Glycine max 1
Fabaceae Hedysarum boreale 1
Fabaceae Indigofera hirsuta 1
Fabaceae Lathyrus quinquenervius 1
Fabaceae Latrobea pinnaculum 1
Fabaceae Lespedeza hirta 1
Fabaceae Lespedeza pilosa 1
Fabaceae Lupinus arboreus 1
Fabaceae Lupinus argenteus 1
Fabaceae Lupinus perennis 5
Fabaceae Lupinus pilosus 1
Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus 1
Fabaceae Lupinus sericeus 1
Fabaceae Lupinus texensis 3
Fabaceae Medicago polymorpha 1
Fabaceae Melilotus albus 1
Fabaceae Mimosa albida 1
Fabaceae Mimosa tenuiflora 1
Fabaceae Montigena novae-zelandiae 1
Fabaceae Pediomelum tenuiflorum 1
Fabaceae Phaseolus lunatus 1
Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa 1
Fabaceae Prosopis velutina 1
Fabaceae Psoralea corylifolia 1
Fabaceae Psoralea corylifolium 1
Fabaceae Senna cumingii 1
Fabaceae Senna lindheimeriana 1
Fabaceae Senna obtusifolia 1
Fabaceae Senna occidentalis 1
Fabaceae Sophora secundiflora 1
Fabaceae Trifolium pratense 1
Fabaceae Trifolium repens 4
Fabaceae Ulex europeaus 1
Fabaceae Vachellia aroma 2
Fabaceae Vachellia astringens 1
Fabaceae Vachellia caven 1
Fabaceae Vicia sativa 1
Fabaceae Vicia sepium 1
Fabaceae Vicia villosa 1
Fabaceae Wisteria floribunda 1


Rubiaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Rubiaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Rubiaceae

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Plant family Plant species No. surveys
Rubiaceae Cephalanthus occidentalis 1
Rubiaceae Coffea arabica 2
Rubiaceae Coprosma lucida 1
Rubiaceae Cordiera elliptica 1
Rubiaceae Galium album 1
Rubiaceae Galium aparine 1
Rubiaceae Galium circaezans 1
Rubiaceae Galium verum 2
Rubiaceae Kelloggia galioides 1
Rubiaceae Mitchella repens 1
Rubiaceae Morinda pubescens 1
Rubiaceae Palicourea padifolia 1
Rubiaceae Palicourea rigida 1
Rubiaceae Palicourea sp 1
Rubiaceae Psychotria aubletiana 1
Rubiaceae Stenaria nigricans 1


Solanaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Solanaceae

Sites with completed and planned surveys of species in the Solanaceae

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Number of species with completed or planned surveys in this focal family by growth form

Plant family Plant species No. surveys
Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium 1
Apocynaceae Asclepias asperula 1
Solanaceae Datura wrightii 1
Solanaceae Nicotiana attenuata 2
Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla 1
Solanaceae Physalis longifolia 1
Solanaceae Salpichroa origanifolia 1
Solanaceae Solanum carolinense 3
Solanaceae Solanum cinereum 1
Solanaceae Solanum donianum 3
Solanaceae Solanum dulcamara 1
Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium 2
Solanaceae Solanum incanum 1
Solanaceae Solanum lycocarpum 1
Solanaceae Solanum nigrum 1
Solanaceae Solanum ptychanthum 1
Solanaceae Solanum sp 1
Solanaceae Solanum tridynamum 3


Surveys of reproductive damage

This table lists species for which we currently have a completed or planned survey of reproductive damage (damage to flowers, fruits, or seeds).

Plant family Plant species No. surveys
Acanthaceae Ruellia nudiflora 3
Acanthaceae Ruellia tuberosa 1
Apiaceae Heracleum sphondylium 1
Asteraceae Conoclinium coelestinum 1
Asteraceae Encelia canescens 1
Asteraceae Helianthus annuus 1
Asteraceae Senecio brunonianus 1
Asteraceae Vernonia gigantea 1
Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum 1
Brassicaceae Thlaspi arvense 1
Cactaceae Opuntia cespitosa 1
Campanulaceae Lobelia polyphylla 1
Cistaceae Cistus monspeliensis 1
Ericaceae Erica multiflora 1
Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos 2
Fabaceae Senna cumingii 1
Fabaceae Senna occidentalis 1
Fabaceae Vachellia aroma 1
Fabaceae Vachellia astringens 1
Lamiaceae Rosmarinus officinalis 1
Malpighiaceae Byrsonima intermedia 1
Malpighiaceae Byrsonima verbascifolia 1
Oleaceae Phillyrea angustifolia 1
Orchidaceae Platanthera clavellata 1
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana 1
Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis 1
Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata 1
Plantaginaceae Plantago major 1
Poaceae Zea mays 1
Polygonaceae Rumex japonicus 4
Primulaceae Lysimachia borealis 1
Proteaceae Persoonia micranthera 1
Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia 1
Rubiaceae Cordiera elliptica 1
Sarraceniaceae Sarracenia purpurea 1
Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla 1
Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium 2