Pleospora herbarum (Pers.) Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not.
(an ascomycete)

Interactions where Pleospora herbarum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		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
pseudothecium (subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial)		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed, Kecks	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/	Heracleum sphondylium	hogweed, kecks		dead	stem				(10-6)
Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed, Kecks	Apiales: Apiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete			colony	Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/	Heracleum sphondylium	hogweed, kecks		dead	stem
pseudothecium		pseudothecium causes shot holes on live leaf			Lactuca sativa	Garden Lettuce	Asterales: Asteraceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / shot hole causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/	Lactuca sativa	garden lettuce		live	leaf
pseudothecium		pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf			Lactuca sativa	Garden Lettuce	Asterales: Asteraceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/	Lactuca sativa	garden lettuce		live	leaf
pseudothecium		pseudothecium is saprobic on aerial part			Salsola kali	Saltwort	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Fungi associated with Salsola kali, Pugh, G.J.F. & Williams, G.M., 1968	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete				pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Salsola kali/	Salsola kali	saltwort			aerial part				(winter)
		endophyte within live leaf			Suaeda vera	Shrubby Seablite	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Location of fungal endophytes in tissues of Suaeda fruticosa: a preliminary study, Fisher, P.J. & Petrini, O., 1987	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete					Foodplant / endophyte		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Suaeda vera/	Suaeda vera	shrubby seablite		live	leaf
		feeds on			Suaeda vera	Shrubby Seablite	Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae	Location of fungal endophytes in tissues of Suaeda fruticosa: a preliminary study, Fisher, P.J. & Petrini, O., 1987	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete					Foodplant / feeds on		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Suaeda vera/	Suaeda vera	shrubby seablite
pseudothecium (subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial)		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Ononis	restharrows	Fabales: Fabaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ononis/	Ononis	restharrows		dead	stem				(10-6)
Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Ononis	restharrows	Fabales: Fabaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete			colony	Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ononis/	Ononis	restharrows		dead	stem
		infects and damages live leaf			Vicia faba	Broad Bean, Field Bean	Fabales: Fabaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete					Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/	Vicia faba	broad bean, field bean		live	leaf
pseudothecium (subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial)		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort, Ribwort Plantain	Lamiales: Plantaginaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago lanceolata/	Plantago lanceolata	ribwort, ribwort plantain		dead	stem				(10-6)
Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort, Ribwort Plantain	Lamiales: Plantaginaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete			colony	Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago lanceolata/	Plantago lanceolata	ribwort, ribwort plantain		dead	stem
Macrosporium anamorph		Macrosporium anamorph infects and damages stored fruit			Malus pumila	Apple	Rosales: Rosaceae	Apple rot fungi in storage., Kidd, M.N. & Beaumont, B.A., 1924	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete				Macrosporium anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/	Malus pumila	apple		stored	fruit
pseudothecium (subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial)		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			[Herbaceous Plants]	herbaceous plants		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/	Herbaceous Plants	herbaceous plants		dead	stem				(10-6)
Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			[Herbaceous Plants]	herbaceous plants		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete			colony	Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/	Herbaceous Plants	herbaceous plants		dead	stem
pseudothecium (subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial)		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch		dead	stem				(Spring, early Summer)
Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem			POACEAE	grasses, couch	Poales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete			colony	Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/	Poaceae	grasses, couch		dead	stem
pseudothecium (subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial)		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead			[Trees and shrubs]	trees and shrubs, including conifers		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete		subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/	Trees and shrubs	trees and shrubs, including conifers		dead			Minor		(10-6)
Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph		colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead			[Trees and shrubs]	trees and shrubs, including conifers		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/	Pleospora herbarum	an ascomycete			colony	Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/	Trees and shrubs	trees and shrubs, including conifers		dead			Minor

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fisher, P.J. & Petrini, O., 1987	Location of fungal endophytes in tissues of Suaeda fruticosa: a preliminary study	TBMS Vol 89 (2): 246-249.
Kidd, M.N. & Beaumont, B.A., 1924	Apple rot fungi in storage.	TBMS Vol 10 (1+2): 98-118,IN6-7.
Pugh, G.J.F. & Williams, G.M., 1968	Fungi associated with Salsola kali	TBMS Vol 51 (3+4): 389-396.

Pleospora herbarum (an ascomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pleospora herbarum (an ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pleospora herbarum (an ascomycete)
Genus	Pleospora (a genus of ascomycetes)
Family	PLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Pleospora herbarum is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pleospora herbarum (an ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J.	2000	Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 12. A demonstration of the teleomorph-anamorph connection using Pleospora herbarum	Mycologist Vol 14 (4): 171-173.

Pleospora herbarum (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Pleospora
(a genus of ascomycetes)

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pleospora herbarum (an ascomycete):

Pleospora
(a genus of ascomycetes)

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioImages

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