Equisetum arvense L.
(Field Horsetail)

Interactions where Equisetum arvense 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
branch (narrow) (live, non-blackened) live, non-blackened branch (narrow) is mined by larva Restricted Liriomyza occipitalis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza occipitalis/Liriomyza occipitalisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaillive, non-blackenedbranch (narrow)Sole larva mines live, non-blackened branch (narrow)
branch (thick) (live, blackened) live, blackened branch (thick) is mined by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Liriomyza equiseti a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza equiseti/Liriomyza equisetia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaillive, blackenedbranch (thick)Sole larva mines live, blackened branch (thick)
sheath (dead) dead sheath is decayed by scattered, immersed, globose, brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Stagonospora equisetina a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora equisetina/Stagonospora equisetinaa coelomycetescattered, immersed, globose, brownpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaildeadsheath scattered, immersed, globose, brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead sheath
stem stem may contain larva UK/IrelandMajor Grypus equiseti Horsetail Weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Grypus equiseti/Grypus equisetihorsetail weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetailstemMajor larva feeds within stem
stem (dead, locally reddish-brown stained) dead, locally reddish-brown stained stem is decayed by sometimes in rows acervulus of Titaeospora coelomycetous anamorph Titaeospora equiseti a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Titaeospora equiseti/Titaeospora equisetia coelomycetesometimes in rowsacervulusTitaeospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaildead, locally reddish-brown stainedstem (3-4)sometimes in rows acervulus of Titaeospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, locally reddish-brown stained stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by scattered, immersed, globose, brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Stagonospora equisetina a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora equisetina/Stagonospora equisetinaa coelomycetescattered, immersed, globose, brownpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaildeadstem scattered, immersed, globose, brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Roseodiscus rhodoleucus a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Roseodiscus rhodoleucus/Roseodiscus rhodoleucusa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaildeadstem (4-9)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dying, locally reddish-brown stained) dying, locally reddish-brown stained stem is decayed by sometimes in rows acervulus of Titaeospora coelomycetous anamorph Titaeospora equiseti a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Titaeospora equiseti/Titaeospora equisetia coelomycetesometimes in rowsacervulusTitaeospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaildying, locally reddish-brown stainedstem (3-4)sometimes in rows acervulus of Titaeospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dying, locally reddish-brown stained stem
stem (live, blackened) live, blackened stem is mined by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Hippuriphila modeeri Horsetail Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hippuriphila modeeri/Hippuriphila modeerihorsetail flea beetlelarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaillive, blackenedstemSole (summer)larva mines live, blackened stem
stem (live, blackened) live, blackened stem is mined by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Liriomyza equiseti a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza equiseti/Liriomyza equisetia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaillive, blackenedstemSole larva mines live, blackened stem
stem (locally bleached, dead, dry) locally bleached, dead, dry stem is decayed by seriate or widely scattered, covered pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta equiseti a coelomycete Pleosporales 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/Pleosporales/Ascochyta equiseti/Ascochyta equisetia coelomyceteseriate or widely scattered, coveredpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaillocally bleached, dead, drystem (2-4)seriate or widely scattered, covered pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on locally bleached, dead, dry stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEquisetum arvense (Field Horsetail)
GenusEquisetum (horsetails)
FamilyEQUISETACEAE (horsetails)
OrderEQUISETALES (an order of horsetails)
ClassEQUISETOPSIDA (a class of horsetails)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail)

Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail):

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