Helictotrichon pratense (L.) Besser
(Meadow Oat-grass)

Interactions where Helictotrichon pratense 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
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grassliveleaf amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Puccinia pratensis Meadow Oat-grass 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 pratensis/Puccinia pratensismeadow oat-grass rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grassliveleaf amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Puccinia pratensis Meadow Oat-grass 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 pratensis/Puccinia pratensismeadow oat-grass rustamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grassliveleaf amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by linear telium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grasslivesheath linear telium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by uredium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grasslivesheath uredium parasitises live sheath
stem stem is galled by stroma UK/IrelandQuestionable Epichloe typhina Choke Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grass?stem stroma causes gall of stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by linear telium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grasslivestem linear telium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grasslivestem uredium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.

Helictotrichon pratense (Meadow Oat-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelictotrichon pratense (Meadow Oat-grass)
GenusHelictotrichon (oat-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 Helictotrichon pratense (Meadow Oat-grass)

Helictotrichon pratense (Meadow Oat-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Helictotrichon pratense (Meadow Oat-grass):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Helictotrichon pratense (Meadow Oat-grass)
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