Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
(Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)

Interactions where Anthoxanthum odoratum 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 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/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grass larva feeds on
(live) live is parasitised by colony of Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Drechslera dematioidea a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Drechslera dematioidea, Punithalingam, E., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Drechslera dematioidea/Drechslera dematioideaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyDrechslera dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grasslive colony of Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live
(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/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grasslive parasitises live
inflorescence inflorescence is parasitised by Sphacelia anamorph Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotSphacelia anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassinflorescence (7)Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence
inflorescence inflorescence may be infected and damaged by sclerotium Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotsclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassinflorescence (9-11)sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence
inflorescence (dead) dead inflorescence is decayed by colony of Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Drechslera dematioidea a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Drechslera dematioidea, Punithalingam, E., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Drechslera dematioidea/Drechslera dematioideaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyDrechslera dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassdeadinflorescence colony of Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead inflorescence
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Drechslera dematioidea a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Drechslera dematioidea, Punithalingam, E., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Drechslera dematioidea/Drechslera dematioideaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyDrechslera dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassdeadleaf colony of Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
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/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassliveleaf mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium Minor 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/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassliveleafMinor hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous uredium Minor 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/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassliveleafMinor epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Minor Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassliveleafMinor amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
ovary (live) live ovary may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Tilletia anthoxanthi Sweet Vernal Smut Tilletiales: Tilletiaceae 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
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Tilletiales/Tilletiaceae/Tilletia anthoxanthi/Tilletia anthoxanthisweet vernal smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassliveovary embedded sorus infects and damages live ovary
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by uredium Minor Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grasslivesheathMinor uredium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by linear telium Minor Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grasslivesheathMinor linear telium parasitises live sheath
stem stem is galled by Tylenchus devastatrix an eelworm Tylenchida: Tylenchidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Tylenchidae/Tylenchus devastatrix/Tylenchus devastatrixan eelworm Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassstem causes gall of stem
stem stem is galled by stroma UK/Ireland Epichloe typhina Choke Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
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/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassstem stroma causes gall of stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by pseudothecium Septoriella vagans an ascomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Septoriella vagans/Septoriella vagansan ascomycetepseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassdeadstem (4-8)pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by pycnidium of Hendersonia coelomycetous anamorph Septoriella vagans an ascomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Septoriella vagans/Septoriella vagansan ascomycetepycnidiumHendersonia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassdeadstem pycnidium of Hendersonia coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Typhula incarnata Snow Rot Disease Of Barley - causative organism Agaricales: Typhulaceae 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/Typhulaceae/Typhula incarnata/Typhula incarnatasnow rot disease of barley - causative organismfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassdeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dying) dying stem is decayed by fruitbody Typhula incarnata Snow Rot Disease Of Barley - causative organism Agaricales: Typhulaceae 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/Typhulaceae/Typhula incarnata/Typhula incarnatasnow rot disease of barley - causative organismfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassdyingstem fruitbody is saprobic on dying stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by linear telium Minor Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grasslivestemMinor linear telium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Minor Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grasslivestemMinor uredium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insectsFungal Biology Reviews Vol 22 (3-4): 131-138.
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Punithalingam, E., 1990Drechslera dematioideaI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1009.
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.
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
GenusAnthoxanthum (vernal-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 Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gateley, P Anthoxanthum odoratum: Sweet Vernal-grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
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