Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
(Maidenhair Fern)

Interactions where Adiantum capillus-veneris 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
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Hyalopsora adianti-capilli-veneris Maidenhair Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Hyalopsora adianti-capilli-veneris/Hyalopsora adianti-capilli-venerismaidenhair rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Adiantum capillus-veneris/Adiantum capillus-venerismaidenhair fernlive uredium parasitises live
frond (faded) faded frond is decayed by scattered hysterothecium UK/Ireland Gloniella adianti an ascomycete Hysteriales: Hysteriaceae British Ascomycetes, Dennis, R.W.G., 1978
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Gloniella adianti/Gloniella adiantian ascomycetescatteredhysterothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Adiantum capillus-veneris/Adiantum capillus-venerismaidenhair fernfadedfrond scattered hysterothecium is saprobic on faded frond
leaf (live, curled, sometimes killed) live, curled, sometimes killed leaf has sap sucked by Major Idiopterus nephrelepidis Fern Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/Idiopterus nephrelepidisfern aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Adiantum capillus-veneris/Adiantum capillus-venerismaidenhair fernlive, curled, sometimes killedleafMajor sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli Gladiolus Scab, Gladiolus Neck Rot - causative organism Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli, Saddler, G.S., 1995
/Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli/Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioligladiolus scab, gladiolus neck rot (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Adiantum capillus-veneris/Adiantum capillus-venerismaidenhair fernliveleaf causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1978British AscomycetesRevised and enlarged edition, 585pp, J. Cramer
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
Saddler, G.S., 1995Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioliI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1218.

Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAdiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern)
FamilyPTERIDACEAE (maidenhair, parsley & ribbon ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Byfield, A. 2006 Victorian pteridomania - Britain’s fern craze British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 411-18.

Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 29 images of Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern)
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