Scorzonera humilis L.
(Viper’s-grass)

Interactions where Scorzonera humilis 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
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum/Golovinomyces cichoracearuma powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grasslive parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by Puccinia scorzonerae Scorzonera Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 scorzonerae/Puccinia scorzoneraescorzonera rust Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grasslive parasitises live
capitulum (live, purple-stained) live, purple-stained capitulum may be infected and damaged by sorus Foreign Ustilago scorzonerae Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Ustilago scorzonerae, Mordue, J.E.M., 1991
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago scorzonerae/Ustilago scorzoneraesorus Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grasslive, purple-stainedcapitulum sorus infects and damages live, purple-stained capitulum
capitulum (live) live capitulum is parasitised by UK/Ireland Microbotryum scorzonerae Viper’s Grass Smut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Microbotryum silybum sp.nov. (Microbotryales), Vánky, K. & Berner, D., 2003
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum scorzonerae/Microbotryum scorzoneraeviper's grass smut Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grasslivecapitulum parasitises live capitulum
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Cercospora anamorph Foreign Cercospora scorzonerae (A Dematiaceous Hyphomycete) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora scorzonerae/Cercospora scorzonerae(a dematiaceous hyphomycete)colonyCercospora anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grassliveleaf colony of Cercospora anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Mycosphaerella hieracii an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella hieracii/Mycosphaerella hieraciian ascomyceteamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grassliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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
Mordue, J.E.M., 1991Ustilago scorzoneraeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1100.
Vánky, K. & Berner, D., 2003Microbotryum silybum sp.nov. (Microbotryales)Mycotaxon Vol 85: 307-311.

Scorzonera humilis (Viper’s-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScorzonera humilis (Viper’s-grass)
TribeLactuceae (“dandelions”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Scorzonera humilis (Viper’s-grass)

Scorzonera humilis (Viper’s-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Scorzonera humilis (Viper’s-grass):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 20 images of Scorzonera humilis (Viper’s-grass)
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