Alopecurus geniculatus L.
(Marsh Foxtail)

Interactions where Alopecurus geniculatus 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
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Blumeria graminis Grass Mildew, Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Blumeria graminis/Blumeria graminisgrass mildew, grass and cereal powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtaillive parasitises live
culm (dead) dead culm is decayed by numerous, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria alopecuri a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria alopecuri/Septoria alopecuria leaf-spot fungusnumerous, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtaildeadculm (7)numerous, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead culm
inflorescence (live) live inflorescence may be infected and damaged by pycnidium of Dilophospora coelomycetous anamorph Lidophia graminis Twist Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Lidophia graminis/Lidophia graministwistpycnidiumDilophospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtailliveinflorescence (5-10, esp. 7)pycnidium of Dilophospora coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live inflorescence
leaf leaf is spotted by colony of Mastigosporium anamorph UK/Ireland Mastigosporium album an anamorphic fungus Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Mastigosporium album/Mastigosporium albuman anamorphic funguscolonyMastigosporium anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtailleaf colony of Mastigosporium anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Cercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella recutita an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella recutita/Mycosphaerella recutitaan ascomycetecolonyCercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtaildeadleaf colony of Cercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by immersed, often in rows between veins pycnidium of Dilophospora coelomycetous anamorph Lidophia graminis Twist Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Lidophia graminis/Lidophia graministwistimmersed, often in rows between veinspycnidiumDilophospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtailliveleaf (5-10, esp. 7)immersed, often in rows between veins pycnidium of Dilophospora coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
sheath (dead) dead sheath is decayed by colony of Cercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella recutita an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella recutita/Mycosphaerella recutitaan ascomycetecolonyCercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus geniculatus/Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtaildeadsheath colony of Cercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead sheath

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.

Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)
GenusAlopecurus (foxtail grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest
Trist, P.J.O., updated Rich, T.C.G. Alopecurus geniculatus / A. x plettkei / A. bulbosus Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)
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