Petrorhagia saxifraga (L.) Link
(Tunic-flower)

Interactions where Petrorhagia saxifraga 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
anther (live) live anther may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus Foreign Microbotryum dianthorum Carnation Anther Smut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Anther smuts of Caryophyllaceae: Molecular analyses reveal further new species, Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Kemler, M., Chlebicki, A. & Oberwinkler, F., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum dianthorum/Microbotryum dianthorumcarnation anther smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Petrorhagia saxifraga/Petrorhagia saxifragatunic-flowerliveanther embedded sorus infects and damages live anther
flower (swollen) swollen flower is galled by sorus Foreign Thecaphora saponariae Urocystidales: Glomosporiaceae Sorosporium saponariae, Mordue, J.E.M., 1970
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora saponariae/Thecaphora saponariaesorus Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Petrorhagia saxifraga/Petrorhagia saxifragatunic-flowerswollenflower sorus causes gall of swollen flower

Author & YearTitleSource
Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Kemler, M., Chlebicki, A. & Oberwinkler, F., 2008Anther smuts of Caryophyllaceae: Molecular analyses reveal further new speciesMycol. Res. Vol 112 (11): 1280-1296.
Mordue, J.E.M., 1970Sorosporium saponariaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 965.
Vánky, K., 1994European Smut Fungi570pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag

Petrorhagia saxifraga (Tunic-flower) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPetrorhagia saxifraga (Tunic-flower)
GenusPetrorhagia (a genus of pinks)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous 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 Petrorhagia saxifraga (Tunic-flower)

Petrorhagia saxifraga (Tunic-flower) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Petrorhagia saxifraga (Tunic-flower):

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