Eriophorum L.
(cottongrasses, bog-cottons)

Interactions where Eriophorum 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').

Filters:

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
leaf? leaf? is mined by larva Cerodontha geniculata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha geniculata/Cerodontha geniculataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsleaf? larva mines leaf?
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium Minor Mycosphaerella lineolata an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella lineolata/Mycosphaerella lineolataan ascomyceteimmersed, linearly arrangedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsdeadleafMinor immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
pollen? pollen? is foodplant of adult Plateumaris discolor a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris discolor/Plateumaris discolora reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonspollen? (3-)6(-12)adult feeds on pollen?
rhizome rhizome is foodplant of larva Plateumaris discolor a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris discolor/Plateumaris discolora reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsrhizome larva feeds on rhizome
root root is foodplant of larva Plateumaris discolor a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris discolor/Plateumaris discolora reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsroot larva feeds on root
root root may house cocoon Plateumaris discolor a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris discolor/Plateumaris discolora reed beetlecocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsroot cocoon may be found among root
stem? stem? may contain larva Cerodontha geniculata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha geniculata/Cerodontha geniculataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsstem? larva feeds within stem?
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium Minor Mycosphaerella lineolata an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella lineolata/Mycosphaerella lineolataan ascomyceteimmersed, linearly arrangedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eriophorum/Eriophorumcottongrasses, bog-cottonsdeadstemMinor immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 21 trophisms
Species 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons)
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 Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Conaghan, J.P. et al Eriophorum Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 67 images of Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons)
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