Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.
(Cockspur)

Interactions where Echinochloa crus-galli 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
hypocotyl (black, thin) black, thin hypocotyl of seedling may be infected and damaged by embedded oospore Aphanomyces cochlioides a water mould Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Echinochloa crus-galli/Echinochloa crus-gallicockspurblack, thinhypocotylseedling embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling
stem base (necrotic at base) necrotic at base stem base of seedling may be infected and damaged by embedded oospore Aphanomyces cochlioides a water mould Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Echinochloa crus-galli/Echinochloa crus-gallicockspurnecrotic at basestem baseseedling embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling

Author & YearTitleSource
Hall, G., 1980Aphanomyces cochlioidesI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 972.

Echinochloa crus-galli (Cockspur) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEchinochloa crus-galli (Cockspur)
GenusEchinochloa (a genus of millets)
TribePaniceae (millets and bristle, finger & signal grasses)
SubfamilyPANICOIDEAE (millets & maizes)
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 Echinochloa crus-galli (Cockspur)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B 2006 Corncockle …/ Ground-pine / Cockspur Vol 17 (6) Page: 442

Echinochloa crus-galli (Cockspur) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Echinochloa crus-galli (Cockspur):

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