Pedicularis sylvatica L.
(Lousewort)

Interactions where Pedicularis sylvatica 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 UK/Ireland Podosphaera fusca a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera fusca/Podosphaera fuscaa powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Pedicularis sylvatica/Pedicularis sylvaticalousewortlive parasitises live
calyx (live) live calyx is parasitised by telium Puccinia clintonii Lousewort Rust 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 clintonii/Puccinia clintoniilousewort rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Pedicularis sylvatica/Pedicularis sylvaticalousewortlivecalyx telium parasitises live calyx
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, punctiform, greyish white, scattered to dense caespituli of Ramularia anamorph Foreign Ramularia obducens an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia obducens/Ramularia obducensan anamorphic fungushypophyllous, punctiform, greyish white, scattered to densecaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Pedicularis sylvatica/Pedicularis sylvaticalousewortliveleaf hypophyllous, punctiform, greyish white, scattered to dense caespituli of Ramularia anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium Puccinia clintonii Lousewort Rust 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 clintonii/Puccinia clintoniilousewort rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Pedicularis sylvatica/Pedicularis sylvaticalousewortliveleaf telium parasitises live leaf
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by telium Puccinia clintonii Lousewort Rust 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 clintonii/Puccinia clintoniilousewort rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Pedicularis sylvatica/Pedicularis sylvaticalousewortlivestem telium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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

Pedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort)
GenusPedicularis (louseworts)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
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 Pedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Braithwaite, M.E., Ellis, B. & Preston, C.D. 2006 Change in the British Flora 1987-2004 British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 381-390.

Pedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 29 images of Pedicularis sylvatica (Lousewort)
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