Carex paniculata L.
(Greater Tussock-sedge)

Interactions where Carex paniculata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
is foodplant of larva Anagnota bicolor an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anagnota bicolor/Anagnota bicoloran anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedge larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Anthomyza collini an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza collini/Anthomyza collinian anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedge larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Anthomyza gracilis an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza gracilis/Anthomyza gracilisan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedge larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Major Anthomyza neglecta an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza neglecta/Anthomyza neglectaan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgeMajor larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Anthomyza paraneglecta an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza paraneglecta/Anthomyza paraneglectaan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedge larva feeds on
is decayed by effuse colony of Tetraploa dematiaceous anamorph Tetraploa scheueri an ascomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Tetraploa scheueri/Tetraploa scheuerian ascomyceteeffusecolonyTetraploa dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedge (1-12)effuse colony of Tetraploa dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia caricina var ribis-nigri-paniculatae a currant clustercup rust 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 caricina var. ribis-nigri-paniculatae/Puccinia caricina var. ribis-nigri-paniculataea currant clustercup rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgelive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia caricina var ribis-nigri-paniculatae a currant clustercup rust 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 caricina var. ribis-nigri-paniculatae/Puccinia caricina var. ribis-nigri-paniculataea currant clustercup rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgelive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia opizii Lettuce Rust 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 opizii/Puccinia opiziilettuce rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgelive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia opizii Lettuce Rust 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 opizii/Puccinia opiziilettuce rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgelive telium parasitises live
leaf (mostly near base) (dead) dead leaf (mostly near base) is decayed by immersed, opening by slit apothecium Lophodermium caricinum an ascomycete fungus Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium caricinum/Lophodermium caricinuman ascomycete fungusimmersed, opening by slitapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (mostly near base) (5-6)immersed, opening by slit apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf (mostly near base)
leaf tip (dead) dead leaf tip is spotted by very numerous, crowded, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria caricis a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria caricis/Septoria caricisa leaf-spot fungusvery numerous, crowded, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf tip (7-8)very numerous, crowded, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf tip
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Eutomostethus punctatus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Eutomostethus punctatus/Eutomostethus punctatusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgeleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Aphanobasidium aurora a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Pterulaceae 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/Pterulaceae/Aphanobasidium aurora/Aphanobasidium auroraa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedead, decayedleafSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia atra a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia atra/Periconia atraa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (4-9)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia curta a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia curta/Periconia curtaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (1-12)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia digitata a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia digitata/Periconia digitataa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (mainly winter)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial pseudothecium Acanthophiobolus helicosporus an ascomycete Pleosporales: Tubeufiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Tubeufiaceae/Acanthophiobolus helicosporus/Acanthophiobolus helicosporusan ascomycetesuperficialpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (5-10)superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Eriospora leucostoma a coelomycetous anamorphic fungus Ostropales: Stictidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Lecanoromycetes/Ostropales/Stictidaceae/Eriospora leucostoma/Eriospora leucostomaa coelomycetous anamorphic funguspycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (2-4)pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial, sessile, clypeate apothecium Micropeziza cornea a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Micropeziza cornea/Micropeziza corneaa discomycetesuperficial, sessile, clypeateapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (3-7)superficial, sessile, clypeate apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by sessile apothecium Mollisia humidicola a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia humidicola/Mollisia humidicolaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (1-9)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Lachnum caricis a discomycete Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Lachnum caricis/Lachnum caricisa discomyceteshort-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (5-8)short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, immersed, amphigenous pycnidium of Neottiospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Neottiospora caricina a coelomycete British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Neottiospora caricina/Neottiospora caricinaa coelomycetescattered, immersed, amphigenouspycnidiumNeottiospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf scattered, immersed, amphigenous pycnidium of Neottiospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Myrothecium cinctum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium cinctum/Myrothecium cinctuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusstalked, occasionally sessilesporodochiumMyrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (3-5)stalked, occasionally sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Volutella anamorph Volutella arundinis an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Volutella arundinis/Volutella arundinisan anamorphic fungussporodochiumVolutella anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf sporodochium of Volutella anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium Ceriophora palustris a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Ceriophora palustris/Ceriophora palustrisa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (3-8)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, clypeate perithecium Anthostomella caricis a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella caricis/Anthostomella caricisa pyrenomyceteimmersed, clypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (3-10)immersed, clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by subclypeate perithecium Anthostomella limitata a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella limitata/Anthostomella limitataa pyrenomycetesubclypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleaf (4-12)subclypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, clypeate perithecium Major Anthostomella tomicoides a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Anthostomella tomicoides/Anthostomella tomicoidesa pyrenomyceteimmersed, clypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadleafMajor immersed, clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dry, dead) dry, dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia hispidula a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia hispidula/Periconia hispidulaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedry, deadleaf (1-12)effuse colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dry, dead leaf
leaf (dry, dead) dry, dead leaf is decayed by superficial perithecium Niesslia exosporioides a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Niessliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Niessliaceae/Niesslia exosporioides/Niesslia exosporioidesa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedry, deadleaf (4-8)superficial perithecium is saprobic on dry, dead leaf
leaf (newly dead) newly dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Arthrinium sporophleum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium sporophleum/Arthrinium sporophleuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungussporodochiumArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgenewly deadleaf (3-4)sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on newly dead leaf
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Major Donacia impressa a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia impressa/Donacia impressaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgepollenMajor (5-6)adult feeds on pollen
sheath (dead) dead sheath is decayed by sessile apothecium Mollisia humidicola a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia humidicola/Mollisia humidicolaa discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadsheath (1-9)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead sheath
stem (upper parts) stem (upper parts) is parasitised by scattered sporodochium Myriosclerotinia sulcatula a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia sulcatula/Myriosclerotinia sulcatulaa discomycetescatteredsporodochium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem (upper parts) (late summer)scattered sporodochium parasitises stem (upper parts)
stem stem is foodplant of Foreign Thryogenes fiorii a weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Thryogenes fiorii/Thryogenes fioriia weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem feeds on stem
stem stem is parasitised by embedded sclerotium Myriosclerotinia duriaeana a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia duriaeana/Myriosclerotinia duriaeanaa discomyceteembeddedsclerotium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem embedded sclerotium parasitises stem
stem stem is parasitised by paired, repeated at 5-15mm sporodochium Myriosclerotinia duriaeana a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia duriaeana/Myriosclerotinia duriaeanaa discomycetepaired, repeated at 5-15mmsporodochium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem (late summer)paired, repeated at 5-15mm sporodochium parasitises stem
stem stem is parasitised by stromatic, shortly and stoutly stalked apothecium Myriosclerotinia duriaeana a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia duriaeana/Myriosclerotinia duriaeanaa discomycetestromatic, shortly and stoutly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem (5-6)stromatic, shortly and stoutly stalked apothecium parasitises stem
stem stem is parasitised by sclerotioid, long and slender stalked apothecium Myriosclerotinia sulcatula a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia sulcatula/Myriosclerotinia sulcatulaa discomycetesclerotioid, long and slender stalkedapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem (4-6)sclerotioid, long and slender stalked apothecium parasitises stem
stem stem is parasitised by sclerotium Myriosclerotinia sulcatula a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia sulcatula/Myriosclerotinia sulcatulaa discomycetesclerotium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgestem (autumn onwards)sclerotium parasitises stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Aphanobasidium aurora a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Pterulaceae 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/Pterulaceae/Aphanobasidium aurora/Aphanobasidium auroraa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedead, decayedstemSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead, wet) dead, wet stem is decayed by embedded pseudothecium Wettsteinina niesslii an ascomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Wettsteinina niesslii/Wettsteinina niessliian ascomyceteembeddedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedead, wetstem (2)embedded pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, wet stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia curta a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia curta/Periconia curtaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadstem (1-12)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia digitata a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia digitata/Periconia digitataa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadstem (mainly winter)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial, sessile, clypeate apothecium Micropeziza cornea a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Micropeziza cornea/Micropeziza corneaa discomycetesuperficial, sessile, clypeateapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex paniculata/Carex paniculatagreater tussock-sedgedeadstem (3-7)superficial, sessile, clypeate apothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Carex paniculata (Greater Tussock-sedge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951British marsh and fen fungi. IITBMS Vol 34 (4): 497-514.
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
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Vol 58, Supp 1
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex paniculata (Greater Tussock-sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Carex paniculata (Greater Tussock-sedge)

Carex paniculata (Greater Tussock-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 paniculata (Greater Tussock-sedge):

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