Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.
(Sticky Mouse-ear)

Interactions where Cerastium glomeratum 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 sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora tomentosa a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora tomentosa/Peronospora tomentosaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earlive sporangium parasitises live
capsule (live) live capsule may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Microbotryum duriaeanum Chickweed Seedsmut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum duriaeanum/Microbotryum duriaeanumchickweed seedsmutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earlivecapsule embedded sorus infects and damages live capsule
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium Leptotrochila cerastiorum an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/Leptotrochila cerastioruman ascomycete funguserumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earfadingleaf erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous, scattered to loosely grouped, pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Phacellium alborosellum a dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phacellium alborosellum/Phacellium alboroselluma dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycetemostly hypophyllous, scattered to loosely grouped, palesynnemaPhacellium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earliveleaf mostly hypophyllous, scattered to loosely grouped, pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earliveleaf mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
ovary (live) live ovary may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Microbotryum duriaeanum Chickweed Seedsmut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae 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/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum duriaeanum/Microbotryum duriaeanumchickweed seedsmutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earliveovary embedded sorus infects and damages live ovary
stem (fading) fading stem is decayed by erumpent apothecium Leptotrochila cerastiorum an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/Leptotrochila cerastioruman ascomycete funguserumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earfadingstem erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear)
GenusCerastium (mouse-ears)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear):

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