Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill.
(Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)

Interactions where Ranunculus ophioglossifolius 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
is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe aquilegiae var ranunculi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculia powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus ophioglossifolius/Ranunculus ophioglossifoliusadder's-tongue spearwort conidial anamorph parasitises
is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe aquilegiae var ranunculi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus ophioglossifolius/Ranunculus ophioglossifoliusadder's-tongue spearwort cleistothecium parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRanunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)
GenusRanunculus (buttercups and crowfoots)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Briggs, J. 2005 The Badgeworth Buttercup: the smallest reserve gets bigger British Wildlife Vol 16, no 5: 305-312.

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort):

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