Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch
(Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine)

Interactions where Cephalanthera longifolia 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
flower is pollinated or fertilised by APOIDEA solitary and hive bees Hymenoptera Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apoidea/Apoideasolitary and hive bees Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborineflower pollinates or fertilises flower
root root of seed (germinating) is mycorrhizal host of live mycelium UK/Ireland Inocybe fibrecap toadstools Agaricales: Inocybaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Inocybe/Inocybefibrecap toadstoolslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseed (germinating) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seed (germinating)
root root of seed (germinating) is mycorrhizal host of live mycelium UK/Ireland Pseudotomentella a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Pseudotomentella/Pseudotomentellaa genus of resupinate basidiomyceteslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseed (germinating) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seed (germinating)
root root of seed (germinating) is mycorrhizal host of live mycelium UK/Ireland Tomentella lapida a resupinate fungus Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella lapida/Tomentella lapidaa resupinate funguslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseed (germinating) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seed (germinating)
root root of seedling is mycorrhizal host of live mycelium UK/Ireland Tomentella lapida a resupinate fungus Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella lapida/Tomentella lapidaa resupinate funguslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseedling live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seedling
root root of seed (germinating) is mycorrhizal host of live mycelium UK/Ireland Sebacina epigaea a jelly fungus Sebacinales: Sebacinaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina epigaea/Sebacina epigaeaa jelly funguslivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cephalanthera longifolia/Cephalanthera longifoliasword-leaved helleborine, narrow-leaved helleborinerootseed (germinating) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with root of seed (germinating)

Author & YearTitleSource
Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and developmentMolecular Ecology Vol 17: 3707-3716.
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd

Cephalanthera longifolia (Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCephalanthera longifolia (Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine)
GenusCephalanthera (Cephalanthera helleborines)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cephalanthera longifolia (Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine)

Cephalanthera longifolia (Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Mycorrhiza

Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J. 2008 Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development Molecular Ecology Vol 17: 3707-3716.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cephalanthera longifolia (Sword-leaved Helleborine, Narrow-leaved Helleborine):

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