Poa nemoralis L.
(Wood Meadow-grass)

Interactions where Poa nemoralis 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
is foodplant of larva Stiphrosoma laetum an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Stiphrosoma laetum/Stiphrosoma laetuman anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grass larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Stiphrosoma sabulosum an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Stiphrosoma sabulosum/Stiphrosoma sabulosuman anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grass larva feeds on
(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/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grasslive 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/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grasslive scattered or in rows uredium parasitises live
culm (dead) dead culm is decayed by clypeate, emerging through the centre of the shield apothecium UK/Ireland Scutobelonium amorilens a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Some new Discomycete species: 6, Graddon, W.D., 1984
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Scutobelonium amorilens/Scutobelonium amorilensa discomyceteclypeate, emerging through the centre of the shieldapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassdeadculm (4)clypeate, emerging through the centre of the shield apothecium is saprobic on dead culm
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia pusilla an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia pusilla/Ramularia pusillaan anamorphic fungusmainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuouscaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassliveleaf mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Drechslera poae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Some interesting pathogens of natural vegetation, Fletcher, H.J., 1976
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Drechslera poae/Drechslera poaea dematiaceous anamorphic fungusDrechslera dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassliveleaf Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium Puccinia brachypodii var poae-nemoralis a rust fungus 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 brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralisa rust fungushypophyllous, long covered by epidermistelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassliveleaf hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous uredium Puccinia brachypodii var poae-nemoralis a rust fungus 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 brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralisa rust fungusepiphyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassliveleaf epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustmainly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassliveleaf mainly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem stem is galled by stroma UK/Ireland 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/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassstem stroma causes gall of stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fletcher, H.J., 1976Some interesting pathogens of natural vegetationVol 10 (1)
Graddon, W.D., 1984Some new Discomycete species: 6TBMS Vol 83 (3): 377-382.
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
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) Vol 58, Supp 1.
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.

Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass)
GenusPoa (meadow-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 Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass)

Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass):

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