Carex pendula Huds.
(Pendulous Sedge)

Interactions where Carex pendula 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 associate of fruitbody Hebeloma sacchariolens Sweet Poisonpie, Scented Hebeloma Agaricales: Cortinariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Hebeloma sacchariolens/Hebeloma sacchariolenssweet poisonpie, scented hebelomafruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedge fruitbody is associated with
(live) live is parasitised by telium Minor Puccinia caricina var ribesii-pendulae a currant clustercup rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-pendulae/Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-pendulaea currant clustercup rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgeliveMinor telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia caricina var ribesii-pendulae a currant clustercup rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-pendulae/Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-pendulaea currant clustercup rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgelive uredium parasitises live
(wet, dead, decayed) wet, dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Pterula caricis-pendulae Pendulous Sedge Club Agaricales: Pterulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula caricis-pendulae/Pterula caricis-pendulaependulous sedge clubfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgewet, dead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on wet, dead, decayed debris
base base is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora farinacea a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Trechispora farinacea/Trechispora farinaceaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgebase fruitbody is saprobic on base
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Coprinopsis pseudofriesii an inkcap Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis pseudofriesii/Coprinopsis pseudofriesiian inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
leaf (base) (dead) dead leaf (base) is decayed by apothecium Mollisia pilosa a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia pilosa/Mollisia pilosaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (base) (2-9)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf (base)
leaf base (dead) dead leaf base is decayed by sessile apothecium Clavidisculum caricis a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Clavidisculum caricis/Clavidisculum caricisa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf base (5-8)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf base
leaf sheath (lower part) (dead) dead leaf sheath (lower part) may be infected and damaged by immersed, mycelial matted perithecium Gaeumannomyces graminis Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent) Magnaporthales: Magnaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Gaeumannomyces graminis/Gaeumannomyces graministake-all patch disease, ophiobolus patch (causative agent)immersed, mycelial mattedperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf sheath (lower part) (3-10)immersed, mycelial matted perithecium infects and damages dead leaf sheath (lower part)
leaf tip (dead) dead leaf tip is spotted by very numerous, crowded, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria caricis a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria caricis/Septoria caricisa leaf-spot fungusvery numerous, crowded, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf tip (7-8)very numerous, crowded, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf tip
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Major Cerodontha caricicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha caricicola/Cerodontha caricicolaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgeleaf-mineMajor puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Cerodontha angulata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha angulata/Cerodontha angulataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgeleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Major Cerodontha angulata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha angulata/Cerodontha angulataa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgeleafMajor puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Cerodontha caricicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha caricicola/Cerodontha caricicolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgeleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Typhula capitata a minute club fungus Agaricales: Typhulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Typhulaceae/Typhula capitata/Typhula capitataa minute club fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedead, decayedleaf fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody Lindtneria leucobryophila a resupinate fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Lindtneria leucobryophila/Lindtneria leucobryophilaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedead, decayedleaf fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia atra a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia atra/Periconia atraa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (4-9)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria nigrans an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria nigrans/Phaeosphaeria nigransan ascomycetescattered, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (spring, summer)scattered, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial pseudothecium Acanthophiobolus helicosporus an ascomycete Pleosporales: Tubeufiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Tubeufiaceae/Acanthophiobolus helicosporus/Acanthophiobolus helicosporusan ascomycetesuperficialpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (5-10)superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium Pyrenopeziza fuscescens a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza fuscescens/Pyrenopeziza fuscescensa discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (7)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by sessile apothecium Clavidisculum caricis a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Clavidisculum caricis/Clavidisculum caricisa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (5-8)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by sessile apothecium Pezizella nigrocorticata a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella nigrocorticata/Pezizella nigrocorticataa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial, sessile apothecium Phaeoscypha cladii a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Phaeoscypha cladii/Phaeoscypha cladiia discomycetesuperficial, sessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (12)superficial, sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by Chaetochalara anamorph Phaeoscypha cladii a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Phaeoscypha cladii/Phaeoscypha cladiia discomyceteChaetochalara anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (12)Chaetochalara anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Psilachnum granulosellum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum granulosellum/Psilachnum granuloselluma discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (3-5)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, immersed, amphigenous pycnidium of Neottiospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Neottiospora caricina a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Neottiospora caricina/Neottiospora caricinaa coelomycetescattered, immersed, amphigenouspycnidiumNeottiospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (3-8)scattered, immersed, amphigenous pycnidium of Neottiospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Myrothecium cinctum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/Myrothecium cinctuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusstalked, occasionally sessilesporodochiumMyrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (3-5)stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium Ceriophora palustris a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Ceriophora palustris/Ceriophora palustrisa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (3-8)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, clypeate perithecium Anthostomella caricis a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella caricis/Anthostomella caricisa pyrenomyceteimmersed, clypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (3-10)immersed, clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, clypeate perithecium Anthostomella punctulata a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella punctulata/Anthostomella punctulataa pyrenomyceteimmersed, clypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (2-10)immersed, clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by clypeate perithecium Anthostomella tumulosa a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella tumulosa/Anthostomella tumulosaa pyrenomyceteclypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (1-7)clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Veronaea dematiaceous anamorph Veronaea caricis a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Veronaea caricis/Veronaea caricisa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyVeronaea dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadleaf (9)effuse colony of Veronaea dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dry, dead) dry, dead leaf is decayed by superficial perithecium Niesslia exosporioides a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Niessliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/Niesslia exosporioidesa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedry, deadleaf (4-8)superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf
leaf (newly dead) newly dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Arthrinium sporophleum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium sporophleum/Arthrinium sporophleuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungussporodochiumArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgenewly deadleaf (3-4)sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on newly dead leaf
stem (base) (dead) dead stem (base) is decayed by fruitbody Lindtneria panphyliensis a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Lindtneria panphyliensis/Lindtneria panphyliensisa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadstem (base) fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem (base)
stem base (dead) dead stem base is decayed by sessile apothecium Mollisia chionea a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia chionea/Mollisia chioneaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadstem base (10-1)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem base
stem base (dead) dead stem base may be infected and damaged by immersed, mycelial matted perithecium Gaeumannomyces graminis Take-all Patch Disease, Ophiobolus Patch (Causative Agent) Magnaporthales: Magnaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Gaeumannomyces graminis/Gaeumannomyces graministake-all patch disease, ophiobolus patch (causative agent)immersed, mycelial mattedperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadstem base (3-10)immersed, mycelial matted perithecium infects and damages dead stem base
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Lindtneria leucobryophila a resupinate fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Lindtneria leucobryophila/Lindtneria leucobryophilaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by scattered, initially immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria nigrans an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria nigrans/Phaeosphaeria nigransan ascomycetescattered, initially immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadstem (spring, summer)scattered, initially immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, then revealed by loss of operculum of host tissue apothecium Hysteropezizella pusilla a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Hysteropezizella pusilla/Hysteropezizella pusillaa discomyceteimmersed, then revealed by loss of operculum of host tissueapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pendula/Carex pendulapendulous sedgedeadstem (5-9)immersed, then revealed by loss of operculum of host tissue apothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
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
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex pendula (Pendulous Sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
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 Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge)

Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 12 images of Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge)
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