Carex arenaria L.
(Sand Sedge)

Interactions where Carex arenaria 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
debris is decayed by fruitbody Psathyrella flexispora a brittlestem Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella flexispora/Psathyrella flexisporaa brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia dioicae var arenariicola a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. arenariicola/Puccinia dioicae var. arenariicolaa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgelive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia dioicae var arenariicola a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. arenariicola/Puccinia dioicae var. arenariicolaa rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgelive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia dioicae var schoeleriana a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. schoeleriana/Puccinia dioicae var. schoelerianaa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgelive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia dioicae var schoeleriana a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. schoeleriana/Puccinia dioicae var. schoelerianaa rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgelive telium parasitises live
leaf (small) (dead) dead leaf (small) is decayed by scattered, very minute, blackish, covered then erumpent by vertex pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria punctoidea a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria punctoidea/Septoria punctoideaa leaf-spot fungusscattered, very minute, blackish, covered then erumpent by vertexpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf (small) scattered, very minute, blackish, covered then erumpent by vertex pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf (small)
leaf (tip) (dead) dead leaf (tip) is decayed by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta sodalis a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta sodalis/Ascochyta sodalisa coelomycetepycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf (tip) (12-7)pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf (tip)
leaf tip (dead) dead leaf tip is spotted by very numerous, crowded, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria caricis a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria caricis/Septoria caricisa leaf-spot fungusvery numerous, crowded, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf tip (7-8)very numerous, crowded, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf tip
leaf (dead, decaying) dead, decaying leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium UK/Ireland Cyptoniesslia setulosa an ascomycete Hypocreales: Niessliaceae Cyptoniesslia setulosa gen. et sp. nov., Scheuer, C.H., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Cyptoniesslia setulosa/Cyptoniesslia setulosaan ascomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedead, decayingleaf immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, decaying leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by linearly arranged, blackish, covered then semi-erumpent pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria lineolata a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria lineolata/Septoria lineolataa leaf-spot funguslinearly arranged, blackish, covered then semi-erumpentpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf (10-3)linearly arranged, blackish, covered then semi-erumpent pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora caricinella a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora caricinella/Stagonospora caricinellaa coelomycetepycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, subepidermal, fuscous pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora caricis a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora caricis/Stagonospora caricisa coelomycetescattered, subepidermal, fuscouspycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf (1-12)scattered, subepidermal, fuscous pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by subsessile, swarming apothecium Pezizella incerta a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella incerta/Pezizella incertaa discomycetesubsessile, swarmingapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf (7-11)subsessile, swarming apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by widely but densely scattered, very small, black, covered pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diplodina caricis a coelomycete Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Diplodina caricis/Diplodina caricisa coelomycetewidely but densely scattered, very small, black, coveredpycnidiumDiplodina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgedeadleaf (8)widely but densely scattered, very small, black, covered pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (often dry, bleached, dead) often dry, bleached, dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Arthrinium puccinioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium puccinioides/Arthrinium puccinioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungussporodochiumArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgeoften dry, bleached, deadleaf (1-)3-5(-12)sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on often dry, bleached, dead leaf
ovary (live) live ovary is parasitised by sorus UK/Ireland Anthracoidea arenariae a smut fungus Ustilaginales: Anthracoideaceae 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/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Anthracoidea arenariae/Anthracoidea arenariaea smut fungussorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex arenaria/Carex arenariasand sedgeliveovary sorus parasitises live ovary

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Scheuer, C.H., 1993Cyptoniesslia setulosa gen. et sp. nov.Mycol. Res. Vol 97 (05): 543-546.

Carex arenaria (Sand Sedge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex arenaria (Sand Sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
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 Carex arenaria (Sand Sedge)

Carex arenaria (Sand Sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carex arenaria (Sand Sedge):

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