Carex atrata L.
(Black Alpine-sedge)

Interactions where Carex atrata 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
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora caricinella a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora caricinella/Stagonospora caricinellaa coelomycetepycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex atrata/Carex atratablack alpine-sedgedeadleaf pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, then exposed by shedding operculum of host epidermis apothecium Hysteropezizella diminuens a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Hysteropezizella diminuens/Hysteropezizella diminuensa discomyceteimmersed, then exposed by shedding operculum of host epidermisapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex atrata/Carex atratablack alpine-sedgedeadleaf (6-8)immersed, then exposed by shedding operculum of host epidermis apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf

Carex atrata (Black Alpine-sedge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex atrata (Black Alpine-sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
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 Carex atrata (Black Alpine-sedge)

Carex atrata (Black Alpine-sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carex atrata (Black Alpine-sedge):

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