Carex sylvatica Huds.
(Wood Sedge, Wood-sedge)

Interactions where Carex sylvatica 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
leaf (mostly near base) (dead) dead leaf (mostly near base) is decayed by immersed, opening by slit apothecium Lophodermium caricinum an ascomycete fungus Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium caricinum/Lophodermium caricinuman ascomycete fungusimmersed, opening by slitapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex sylvatica/Carex sylvaticawood sedge, wood-sedgedeadleaf (mostly near base) (5-6)immersed, opening by slit apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf (mostly near base)
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Cerodontha staryi a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Cerodontha rohdendorfi Nowakowski and Cerodontha staryi (Stary) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) new to Britain, Gibbs, D., 2005
Monographie der europäischen Arten der Gattun Cerodontha Rond. (Diptera, Agromyzidae), Nowakowski, J.T., 1973
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha staryi/Cerodontha staryia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex sylvatica/Carex sylvaticawood sedge, wood-sedgeleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria eustoma an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria eustoma/Phaeosphaeria eustomaan ascomycetescattered, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex sylvatica/Carex sylvaticawood sedge, wood-sedgedeadleaf (10-11)scattered, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by subsessile apothecium Rodwayella citrinula a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Rodwayella citrinula/Rodwayella citrinulaa discomycetesubsessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex sylvatica/Carex sylvaticawood sedge, wood-sedgedeadleaf (2-5)subsessile apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (often dry, bleached, dead) often dry, bleached, dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Arthrinium puccinioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium puccinioides/Arthrinium puccinioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungussporodochiumArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex sylvatica/Carex sylvaticawood sedge, wood-sedgeoften dry, bleached, deadleaf (1-)3-5(-12)sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on often dry, bleached, dead leaf
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by subsessile apothecium Rodwayella citrinula a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Rodwayella citrinula/Rodwayella citrinulaa discomycetesubsessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex sylvatica/Carex sylvaticawood sedge, wood-sedgedeadstem (2-5)subsessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Gibbs, D., 2005Cerodontha rohdendorfi Nowakowski and Cerodontha staryi (Stary) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) new to BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 18, Part 2: 101-103.
Nowakowski, J.T., 1973Monographie der europäischen Arten der Gattun Cerodontha Rond. (Diptera, Agromyzidae)Annales zoologici 31: 1-327.

Carex sylvatica (Wood Sedge, Wood-sedge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex sylvatica (Wood Sedge, Wood-sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
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 Carex sylvatica (Wood Sedge, Wood-sedge)

Carex sylvatica (Wood Sedge, Wood-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 sylvatica (Wood Sedge, Wood-sedge):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 43 images of Carex sylvatica (Wood Sedge, Wood-sedge)
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