Heterosphaeria alpestris
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Heterosphaeria alpestris is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage		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
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead stem			APIACEAE	umbellifers	Apiales	Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland, Anon.	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Heterosphaeria alpestris/	Heterosphaeria alpestris	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/	Apiaceae	umbellifers		dead	stem		Major
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead stem			Angelica sylvestris	Wild Angelica	Apiales: Apiaceae	Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland, Anon.	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Heterosphaeria alpestris/	Heterosphaeria alpestris	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Angelica sylvestris/	Angelica sylvestris	wild angelica		dead	stem		Major
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on dead stem			[Herbaceous Plants]	herbaceous plants		Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland, Anon.	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Heterosphaeria alpestris/	Heterosphaeria alpestris	a discomycete				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/	Herbaceous Plants	herbaceous plants		dead	stem		Minor

Heterosphaeria alpestris (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Heterosphaeria alpestris (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anon.	Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland	s2.fungi.myspecies.info/

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Heterosphaeria alpestris (a discomycete)
Genus	Heterosphaeria (a genus of discomycetes)
Family	HELOTIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
Order	HELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Heterosphaeria alpestris is also a member of:
Discomycetes - discomycete fungi (via Helotiales)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Anon.		Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland	s2.fungi.myspecies.info/

Heterosphaeria alpestris (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Heterosphaeria alpestris (a discomycete):

HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Discomycetes
(discomycete fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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