Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
(Beech Fern)

Interactions where Phegopteris connectilis 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
frond (live) live frond is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Uredinopsis filicina Beech Fern Rust 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/Uredinopsis filicina/Uredinopsis filicinabeech fern rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Thelypteridaceae/Phegopteris connectilis/Phegopteris connectilisbeech fernlivefrond hypophyllous uredium parasitises live frond
frond (live) live frond is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Uredinopsis filicina Beech Fern Rust 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/Uredinopsis filicina/Uredinopsis filicinabeech fern rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Thelypteridaceae/Phegopteris connectilis/Phegopteris connectilisbeech fernlivefrond mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live frond
frond (moribund) moribund frond is spotted by UK/Ireland Herpobasidium filicinum a pucciniomycete Platygloeales: Eocronartiaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Platygloeales/Eocronartiaceae/Herpobasidium filicinum/Herpobasidium filicinuma pucciniomycete Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Thelypteridaceae/Phegopteris connectilis/Phegopteris connectilisbeech fernmoribundfrond causes spots on moribund frond
frond (sickly) sickly frond is spotted by UK/Ireland Herpobasidium filicinum a pucciniomycete Platygloeales: Eocronartiaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Platygloeales/Eocronartiaceae/Herpobasidium filicinum/Herpobasidium filicinuma pucciniomycete Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Thelypteridaceae/Phegopteris connectilis/Phegopteris connectilisbeech fernsicklyfrond causes spots on sickly frond
leaf (rachis and nerves) (dead) dead leaf (rachis and nerves) is decayed by scattered, separate but sometimes in short rows or groups, shining, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria polypodii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria polypodii/Septoria polypodiia leaf-spot fungusscattered, separate but sometimes in short rows or groups, shining, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Thelypteridaceae/Phegopteris connectilis/Phegopteris connectilisbeech ferndeadleaf (rachis and nerves) (5)scattered, separate but sometimes in short rows or groups, shining, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf (rachis and nerves)

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
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

Phegopteris connectilis (Beech Fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhegopteris connectilis (Beech Fern)
FamilyTHELYPTERIDACEAE (a family of ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phegopteris connectilis (Beech Fern)

Phegopteris connectilis (Beech Fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phegopteris connectilis (Beech Fern):

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