Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) P. Beauv.
(False Brome, False-brome)

Interactions where Brachypodium sylvaticum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 Blumeria graminis Grass Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Blumeria graminis/Blumeria graminisgrass mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromelive parasitises live
inflorescence (live) live inflorescence is spotted by linear, long covered by epidermis telium Puccinia striiformis var striiformis 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 striiformis var. striiformis/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformisa rust funguslinear, long covered by epidermistelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveinflorescence linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live inflorescence
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Major Cerodontha pygmaea a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha pygmaea/Cerodontha pygmaeaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeleaf-mineMajor puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by communal larva Major Cerodontha pygmaea a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha pygmaea/Cerodontha pygmaeaa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeleafMajor communal larva mines leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Albotricha albotestacea a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Albotricha albotestacea/Albotricha albotestaceaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadleaf (2-8)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by embedded stroma Phyllachora graminis an ascomycete Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora graminis/Phyllachora graminisan ascomyceteembeddedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadleaf embedded stroma is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by telium Major Puccinia brachypodii var brachypodii 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 brachypodii var. brachypodii/Puccinia brachypodii var. brachypodiia rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromefadingleafMajor (7-11)telium parasitises fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by linear, mostly epiphyllous uredium Major Puccinia brachypodii var brachypodii 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 brachypodii var. brachypodii/Puccinia brachypodii var. brachypodiia rust funguslinear, mostly epiphyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromefadingleafMajor (7-11)linear, mostly epiphyllous uredium causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Spermosporina anamorph Foreign Spermosporina graminella (A Leaf-spot Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina graminella/Spermosporina graminella(a leaf-spot fungus)Spermosporina anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveleaf Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by embedded stroma Phyllachora graminis an ascomycete Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Phyllachora graminis/Phyllachora graminisan ascomyceteembeddedstroma Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveleaf embedded stroma causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium Major Puccinia brachypodii var brachypodii 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 brachypodii var. brachypodii/Puccinia brachypodii var. brachypodiia rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveleafMajor (7-11)telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by linear, mostly epiphyllous uredium Major Puccinia brachypodii var brachypodii 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 brachypodii var. brachypodii/Puccinia brachypodii var. brachypodiia rust funguslinear, mostly epiphyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveleafMajor (7-11)linear, mostly epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by linear, mainly epiphyllous uredium Puccinia striiformis var striiformis 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 striiformis var. striiformis/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformisa rust funguslinear, mainly epiphyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveleaf linear, mainly epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by linear, long covered by epidermis telium Puccinia striiformis var striiformis 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 striiformis var. striiformis/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformisa rust funguslinear, long covered by epidermistelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromeliveleaf linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live leaf
stem stem is galled by stroma UK/Ireland Epichloe sylvatica False-brome Choke Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe sylvatica/Epichloe sylvaticafalse-brome chokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromestem stroma causes gall of stem
stem (dead, fallen) dead, fallen stem is decayed by apothecium Belonopsis filispora a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Belonopsis filispora/Belonopsis filisporaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedead, fallenstem (5-11)apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by mostly immersed, becoming partly erumpent to free pseudothecium Lophiostoma semiliberum an ascomycete Pleosporales: Lophiostomataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Lophiostomataceae/Lophiostoma semiliberum/Lophiostoma semiliberuman ascomycetemostly immersed, becoming partly erumpent to freepseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem (12-4)mostly immersed, becoming partly erumpent to free pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph Periconia britannica a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Periconia britannica/Periconia britannicaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPericonia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem (5-7)colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria vagans an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria vagans/Phaeosphaeria vagansan ascomycetepseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem (4-8)pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by pycnidium of Hendersonia coelomycetous anamorph Phaeosphaeria vagans an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria vagans/Phaeosphaeria vagansan ascomycetepycnidiumHendersonia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem pycnidium of Hendersonia coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Pirottaea exilispora a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea exilispora/Pirottaea exilisporaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem (4)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Albotricha acutipila a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Albotricha acutipila/Albotricha acutipilaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem (4-8)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Albotricha albotestacea a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Albotricha albotestacea/Albotricha albotestaceaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromedeadstem (2-8)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by linear, long covered by epidermis telium Puccinia striiformis var striiformis 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 striiformis var. striiformis/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformisa rust funguslinear, long covered by epidermistelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium sylvaticum/Brachypodium sylvaticumfalse brome, false-bromelivestem linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live stem

Brachypodium sylvaticum (False Brome, False-brome) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insectsFungal Biology Reviews Vol 22 (3-4): 131-138.
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
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrachypodium sylvaticum (False Brome, False-brome)
GenusBrachypodium (false bromes)
TribeBrachypodieae (false bromes)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Brachypodium sylvaticum (False Brome, False-brome)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gateley, P Brachypodium sylvaticum: False Brome

Brachypodium sylvaticum (False Brome, False-brome) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brachypodium sylvaticum (False Brome, False-brome):

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