Festuca ovina agg.
(sheep’s fescue agg.)

Interactions where Festuca ovina agg. 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
has sap sucked by adult Ischnodemus quadratus a cinchbug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Ischnodemus quadratus/Ischnodemus quadratusa cinchbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg. adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Ischnodemus quadratus a cinchbug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Ischnodemus quadratus/Ischnodemus quadratusa cinchbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg. nymph sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Blumeria graminis Grass Mildew, Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Blumeria graminis/Blumeria graminisgrass mildew, grass and cereal powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.live parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by fruitbody Major Limonomyces roseipellis a basidiomycete fungus Corticiales: Corticiaceae 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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Limonomyces roseipellis/Limonomyces roseipellisa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.liveMajor fruitbody parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by scattered or in rows uredium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustscattered or in rowsuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.live scattered or in rows uredium parasitises live
bud (young) bud (young) has sap sucked by nymph Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.bud (young) nymph sucks sap of bud (young)
bud (young) bud (young) has sap sucked by adult Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.bud (young) (late 5-mid 8)adult sucks sap of bud (young)
fruit (unripe) fruit (unripe) has sap sucked by nymph Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.fruit (unripe) nymph sucks sap of fruit (unripe)
fruit (unripe) fruit (unripe) has sap sucked by adult Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.fruit (unripe) (late 5-mid 8)adult sucks sap of fruit (unripe)
leaf sheath (usually close to stem base) leaf sheath (usually close to stem base) may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph Major Monographella nivalis Snow Mould, "Fusarium Patch" - causative organism Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Monographella nivalis/Monographella nivalissnow mould, "Fusarium patch" (causative organism)Fusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.leaf sheath (usually close to stem base)Major (mainly 10-3)Fusarium anamorph infects and damages leaf sheath (usually close to stem base)
leaf (dead, dry) dead, dry leaf is decayed by scattered, very minute, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta graminicola var festucae a coelomycete Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta graminicola var. festucae/Ascochyta graminicola var. festucaea coelomycetescattered, very minute, blackishpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.dead, dryleaf (7)scattered, very minute, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Ascochyta festucae a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta festucae/Ascochyta festucaea coelomyceteimmersedpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.deadleaf immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Ascochyta festucae a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta festucae/Ascochyta festucaea coelomyceteimmersedpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.fadingleaf immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fading leaf
leaf (live, blistered) live, blistered leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sorus Ustilago striiformis Stripe Smut Of Grasses Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago striiformis/Ustilago striiformisstripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.live, blisteredleaf long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf
leaf (live, sometimes bright yellow) live, sometimes bright yellow leaf is parasitised by linear, stroma Phyllachora sylvatica f. sylvatica an ascomycete Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora sylvatica f. sylvatica/Phyllachora sylvatica f. sylvaticaan ascomycetelinear,stroma Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.live, sometimes bright yellowleaf linear, stroma parasitises live, sometimes bright yellow leaf
leaf (live, yellow banded) live, yellow banded leaf is parasitised by mainly hypophyllous telium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustmainly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.live, yellow bandedleaf mainly hypophyllous telium parasitises live, yellow banded leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Spermospora anamorph Foreign Spermospora ciliata Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Spermospora ciliata/Spermospora ciliataSpermospora anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.liveleaf Spermospora anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.liveleaf (mid 8-)hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous, scattered or in patches uredium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rustamphigenous, scattered or in patchesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.liveleaf (summer)amphigenous, scattered or in patches uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous uredium Puccinia festucae Honeysuckle 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 festucae/Puccinia festucaehoneysuckle rustepiphyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.liveleaf (summer)epiphyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia festucae Honeysuckle 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 festucae/Puccinia festucaehoneysuckle rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.liveleaf (summer)hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
shoot shoot has sap sucked by nymph Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.shoot nymph sucks sap of shoot
shoot shoot has sap sucked by adult Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca ovina agg./Festuca ovina agg.sheep's fescue agg.shoot (late 5-mid 8)adult sucks sap of shoot

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Henderson, D.M., 2004The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants35pp, British Mycological Society
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Festuca ovina agg. (sheep’s fescue agg.) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateFestuca ovina agg. (sheep’s fescue agg.)
GenusFestuca (fescue grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
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 Festuca ovina agg. (sheep’s fescue agg.)

Festuca ovina agg. (sheep’s fescue agg.) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Festuca ovina agg. (sheep’s fescue agg.):

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