Sesleria caerulea (L.) Ard.
(Blue Moor-grass)

Interactions where Sesleria caerulea 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 Foreign Blumeria graminis Grass Mildew, Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Blumeria graminis/Blumeria graminisgrass mildew, grass and cereal powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grasslive parasitises live
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by solitary or in two’s and three’s, rudimentarily clypeate perithecium Glomerella montana an ascomycete fungus Glomerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella montana/Glomerella montanaan ascomycete fungussolitary or in two’s and three’s, rudimentarily clypeateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grassdeadleaf (5-6)solitary or in two’s and three’s, rudimentarily clypeate perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dry, dead) dry, dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia hispidula a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia hispidula/Periconia hispidulaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grassdry, deadleaf (1-12)effuse colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dry, dead leaf
leaf (live, blistered) live, blistered leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sorus Ustilago striiformis Stripe Smut Of Grasses Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago striiformis/Ustilago striiformisstripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grasslive, blisteredleaf long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grassliveleaf amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by uredium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grasslivesheath uredium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by linear telium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grasslivesheath linear telium parasitises live sheath
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grassesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grasslivestem uredium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by linear telium Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola Black Stem Rusts Of Wild Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 graminis subsp. graminicola/Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicolablack stem rusts of wild grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sesleria caerulea/Sesleria caeruleablue moor-grasslivestem linear telium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
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 Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)

Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
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