Polystichum setiferum (Forssk.) T. Moore ex Woyn.
(Soft Shield-fern)

Interactions where Polystichum setiferum 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').

Filters:

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
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Major Parvobasidium cretatum a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Cystostereaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Cystostereaceae/Parvobasidium cretatum/Parvobasidium cretatuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-ferndead, decayeddebrisMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Milesina vogesiaca Smooth-spored Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina vogesiaca/Milesina vogesiacasmooth-spored fern rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernlive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Milesina vogesiaca Smooth-spored Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina vogesiaca/Milesina vogesiacasmooth-spored fern rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernlive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Milesina whitei Shield-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/Milesina whitei/Milesina whiteishield-fern rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernlive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Milesina whitei Shield-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/Milesina whitei/Milesina whiteishield-fern rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernlive telium parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by ascoma Foreign Taphrina polystichi Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae A Taphrina on Dryopteris carthusiana in Slovakia, Bacigálová, K., Mulenko, W. & Prillinger, H. , 2002
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina polystichi/Taphrina polystichiascoma Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-fernliveleaf ascoma causes spots on live leaf
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Major Parvobasidium cretatum a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Cystostereaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Cystostereaceae/Parvobasidium cretatum/Parvobasidium cretatuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum setiferum/Polystichum setiferumsoft shield-ferndead, decayedstemMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Bacigálová, K., Mulenko, W. & Prillinger, H. , 2002A Taphrina on Dryopteris carthusiana in SlovakiaMycotaxon Vol 84: 387-390.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Polystichum setiferum (Soft Shield-fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolystichum setiferum (Soft Shield-fern)
GenusPolystichum (shield-ferns)
FamilyDRYOPTERIDACEAE (buckler 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 Polystichum setiferum (Soft Shield-fern)

Polystichum setiferum (Soft Shield-fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polystichum setiferum (Soft Shield-fern):

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