Cynosurus cristatus L.
(Crested Dog’s-tail)

Interactions where Cynosurus cristatus 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			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 graminis	grass mildew, grass and cereal powdery mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live						parasitises live
leaf		leaf is spotted by colony of Mastigosporium anamorph			Mastigosporium album	an anamorphic fungus		Studies on the genus Mastigosporium I. General account of the species and their host ranges, Bollard, E.G., 1950	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Mastigosporium album/	Mastigosporium album	an anamorphic fungus			colony	Mastigosporium anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail			leaf					colony of Mastigosporium anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (dead, dry)		dead, dry leaf is decayed by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph			Ascochyta cynosuricola	a coelomycete	Pleosporales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta cynosuricola/	Ascochyta cynosuricola	a coelomycete			pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		dead, dry	leaf				(8)	pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry leaf
leaf (dead)		dead leaf is decayed by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph			Ascochyta subalpina	a coelomycete	Pleosporales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta subalpina/	Ascochyta subalpina	a coelomycete			pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		dead	leaf				(6-8)	pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous 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			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 pusilla	an anamorphic fungus		mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous	caespituli	Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	leaf					mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph			Rhynchosporium agropyri	Leaf Blotch or Scald Of Grasses - causative organism, Couch Scald	Helotiales	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rhynchosporium agropyri/	Rhynchosporium agropyri	leaf blotch or scald of grasses - causative organism, couch scald		immersed	stromatic	Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	leaf					immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium			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	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/	Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola	black stem rusts of wild grasses		amphigenous		uredium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	leaf					amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
sheath (dead, dry)		dead, dry sheath is decayed by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph			Ascochyta cynosuricola	a coelomycete	Pleosporales	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta cynosuricola/	Ascochyta cynosuricola	a coelomycete			pycnidium	Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		dead, dry	sheath				(8)	pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry sheath
sheath (live)		live sheath is spotted by immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph			Rhynchosporium agropyri	Leaf Blotch or Scald Of Grasses - causative organism, Couch Scald	Helotiales	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rhynchosporium agropyri/	Rhynchosporium agropyri	leaf blotch or scald of grasses - causative organism, couch scald		immersed	stromatic	Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	sheath					immersed stromatic of Rhynchosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live sheath
sheath (live)		live sheath is parasitised by uredium			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	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/	Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola	black stem rusts of wild grasses				uredium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	sheath					uredium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live)		live sheath is parasitised by telium			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	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/	Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola	black stem rusts of wild grasses				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	sheath					telium parasitises live sheath
stem (live)		live stem is parasitised by uredium			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	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/	Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola	black stem rusts of wild grasses				uredium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	stem					uredium parasitises live stem
stem (live)		live stem is parasitised by linear telium			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	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola/	Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola	black stem rusts of wild grasses		linear		telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Cynosurus cristatus/	Cynosurus cristatus	crested dog’s-tail		live	stem					linear telium parasitises live stem

Author & Year	Title	Source
Bollard, E.G., 1950	Studies on the genus Mastigosporium I. General account of the species and their host ranges	TBMS Vol 33 (3+4): 250-264.
Braun, U., 1995	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1	Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U., 1998	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II	Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews	Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.

Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

POACEAE
(grasses, couch)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)
Genus	Cynosurus (dog’s-tails)
Family	POACEAE (grasses, couch)
Order	POALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Gateley, P		Cynosurus cristatus: Crested Dogstail

Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

POACEAE
(grasses, couch)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog’s-tail):

POACEAE
(grasses, couch)

POALES
(grasses, sedges & rushes)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

BioImages

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