Galium saxatile L.
(Heath Bedstraw)

Interactions where Galium saxatile 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
has sap sucked by nymph Legnotus picipes a shieldbug Hemiptera: Cydnidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Legnotus picipes/Legnotus picipesa shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstraw nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Legnotus picipes a shieldbug Hemiptera: Cydnidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Legnotus picipes/Legnotus picipesa shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstraw adult sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora galii a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora galii/Peronospora galiia downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawlive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Major Puccinia punctata 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 punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveMajor pycnium parasitises live
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Placosphaeria punctiformis a coelomycete Dothideales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/Placosphaeria punctiformisa coelomycetehypophyllous, groupedpycnidiumPlacosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawfadingleaf (7-10)hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawfadingleaf (4-10)apothecium parasitises fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawfadingleaf (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf
leaf (live, old, over-wintered) live, old, over-wintered leaf is parasitised by uredium Major Pucciniastrum guttatum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum guttatum/Pucciniastrum guttatuma rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawlive, old, over-winteredleafMajor uredium parasitises live, old, over-wintered leaf
leaf (live, old, over-wintered) live, old, over-wintered leaf is spotted by telium Major Pucciniastrum guttatum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum guttatum/Pucciniastrum guttatuma rust fungustelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawlive, old, over-winteredleafMajor telium causes spots on live, old, over-wintered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Placosphaeria punctiformis a coelomycete Dothideales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/Placosphaeria punctiformisa coelomycetehypophyllous, groupedpycnidiumPlacosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleaf (7-10)hypophyllous, grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleaf (4-10)apothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleaf (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Major Puccinia galii-verni 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 galii-verni/Puccinia galii-vernia rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleafMajor hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous aecium Major Puccinia punctata 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 punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust fungushypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleafMajor hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Major Puccinia punctata 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 punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust fungusamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleafMajor amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Major Puccinia punctata 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 punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust fungusamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawliveleafMajor amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
stem stem is parasitised by grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Placosphaeria punctiformis a coelomycete Dothideales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Placosphaeria punctiformis/Placosphaeria punctiformisa coelomycetegroupedpycnidiumPlacosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawstem (7-10)grouped pycnidium of Placosphaeria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises stem
stem (fading) fading stem is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawfadingstem (4-10)apothecium parasitises fading stem
stem (fading) fading stem is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawfadingstem (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawlivestem (4-10)apothecium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawlivestem (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by telium Major Puccinia galii-verni 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 galii-verni/Puccinia galii-vernia rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/Galium saxatileheath bedstrawlivestemMajor telium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
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
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Galium saxatile (Heath Bedstraw) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalium saxatile (Heath Bedstraw)
GenusGalium (bedstraws)
FamilyRUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
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 Galium saxatile (Heath Bedstraw)

Galium saxatile (Heath Bedstraw) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Galium saxatile (Heath Bedstraw):

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