Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
(Sharp-flowered Rush)

Interactions where Juncus acutiflorus 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
inflorescence (dead) dead inflorescence is decayed by apothecium Cistella fugiens a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Cistella fugiens/Cistella fugiensa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus acutiflorus/Juncus acutiflorussharp-flowered rushdeadinflorescence (12-10)apothecium is saprobic on dead inflorescence
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Cistella fugiens a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Cistella fugiens/Cistella fugiensa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus acutiflorus/Juncus acutiflorussharp-flowered rushdeadleaf (12-10)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
stem (base) (live) live stem (base) is parasitised by inconspicuous sorus UK/Ireland Urocystis junci a smut fungus Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis junci/Urocystis juncia smut fungusinconspicuoussorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus acutiflorus/Juncus acutiflorussharp-flowered rushlivestem (base) inconspicuous sorus parasitises live stem (base)
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Cistella fugiens a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Cistella fugiens/Cistella fugiensa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus acutiflorus/Juncus acutiflorussharp-flowered rushdeadstem (12-10)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp-flowered Rush) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJuncus acutiflorus (Sharp-flowered Rush)
GenusJuncus (rushes)
FamilyJUNCACEAE (rushes and wood-rushes)
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 Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp-flowered Rush)

Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp-flowered Rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp-flowered Rush):

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