Typha angustifolia L.
(Lesser Bulrush)

Interactions where Typha angustifolia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 (upper surface) (windowed) windowed leaf (upper surface) is grazed by adult Major Donacia cinerea a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushwindowedleaf (upper surface)Major (3-)4-7(-11)adult grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface)
leaf-sheath (dead, often insect damaged) dead, often insect damaged leaf-sheath is decayed by larva Typhamyza bifasciata an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Typhamyza bifasciata/Typhamyza bifasciataan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushdead, often insect damagedleaf-sheath larva is saprobic on dead, often insect damaged leaf-sheath
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by covered, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria menispora a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria menispora/Septoria menisporaa leaf-spot funguscovered, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushdeadleaf (3-4)covered, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (sometimes locally discoloured) sometimes locally discoloured leaf is decayed by often numerous, immersed, black pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora typhoidearum a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora typhoidearum/Stagonospora typhoidearuma coelomyceteoften numerous, immersed, blackpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushsometimes locally discolouredleaf often numerous, immersed, black pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on sometimes locally discoloured leaf
root root is foodplant of larva Donacia thalassina a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia thalassina/Donacia thalassinaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushroot larva feeds on root
root root is foodplant of larva Donacia vulgaris a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia vulgaris/Donacia vulgarisa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushroot larva feeds on root
root (buried) buried root is foodplant of gregarious larva Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlegregariouslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushburiedroot gregarious larva feeds on buried root
roots roots is foodplant of larva Questionable Donacia cinerea a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrush?roots larva feeds on roots
roots roots may house cocoon Donacia cinerea a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlecocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushroots cocoon may be found among roots
roots roots may house subaquatic cocoon Macroplea appendiculata a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushroots subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots
stem (just above waterline) (dead) dead stem (just above waterline) is decayed by fruitbody Major Psathyrella typhae a brittlestem Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella typhae/Psathyrella typhaea brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushdeadstem (just above waterline)Major fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem (just above waterline)
stem (just above waterline) (live) live stem (just above waterline) is decayed by fruitbody Major Psathyrella typhae a brittlestem Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella typhae/Psathyrella typhaea brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushlivestem (just above waterline)Major fruitbody is saprobic on live stem (just above waterline)
stem (just above waterline) (moribund) moribund stem (just above waterline) is decayed by fruitbody Major Psathyrella typhae a brittlestem Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella typhae/Psathyrella typhaea brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushmoribundstem (just above waterline)Major fruitbody is saprobic on moribund stem (just above waterline)

Typha angustifolia (Lesser Bulrush) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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 2Vol 58, Supp 1
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTypha angustifolia (Lesser Bulrush)
GenusTypha (bulrushes, reedmaces)
FamilyTYPHACEAE (bulrushes)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Typha angustifolia (Lesser Bulrush)

Typha angustifolia (Lesser Bulrush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Typha angustifolia (Lesser Bulrush):

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