Stellaria holostea L.
(Greater Stitchwort)

Interactions where Stellaria holostea 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
anther (live) live anther may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Microbotryum stellariae Chickweed Anther Smut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum stellariae/Microbotryum stellariaechickweed anther smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveanther embedded sorus infects and damages live anther
flower (swollen) swollen flower is galled by sorus Foreign Thecaphora saponariae Urocystidales: Glomosporiaceae Sorosporium saponariae, Mordue, J.E.M., 1970
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora saponariae/Thecaphora saponariaesorus Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortswollenflower sorus causes gall of swollen flower
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella isariphora an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella isariphora/Mycosphaerella isariphoraan ascomycetehypophyllous, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortdeadleaf (4-5)hypophyllous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by pseudothecium Didymella holosteae an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella holosteae/Didymella holosteaean ascomycetepseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortdeadleaf (2)pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dying) dying leaf is parasitised by pseudothecium Didymella holosteae an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella holosteae/Didymella holosteaean ascomycetepseudothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortdyingleaf (2)pseudothecium parasitises dying leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, whitish, greyish or pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Phacellium episphaerium a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phacellium episphaerium/Phacellium episphaeriuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusmainly hypophyllous, whitish, greyish or palesynnemaPhacellium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleaf mainly hypophyllous, whitish, greyish or pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by amphigenous colony of Mycocentrospora anamorph Mycocentrospora acerina Carrot Liquorice Rot, Celery Crown or Crown and Stalk Rot (causative organisms) Pleosporales Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Mycocentrospora acerina/Mycocentrospora acerinacarrot liquorice rot, celery crown or crown and stalk rot (causative organisms)amphigenouscolonyMycocentrospora anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleaf amphigenous colony of Mycocentrospora anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia arenariae Sweet William Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia arenariae/Puccinia arenariaesweet william rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Minor Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Minor Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem (live) Minor live stem is spotted by whitish, greyish or pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Phacellium episphaerium a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phacellium episphaerium/Phacellium episphaeriuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguswhitish, greyish or palesynnemaPhacellium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortlivestem whitish, greyish or pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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
Mordue, J.E.M., 1970Sorosporium saponariaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 965.
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.
Vánky, K., 1994European Smut Fungi570pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag

Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
GenusStellaria (chickweeds)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort):

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