Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare (Hartm.) Greuter & Burdet
(a common mouse-ear)

Interactions where Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare 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
is associate of sporodochium Endoconospora cerastii an anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Endoconospora cerastii/Endoconospora cerastiian anamorphic fungussporodochium Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-ear sporodochium is associated with
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandRare Peronospora conferta a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora conferta/Peronospora confertaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveRare sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora paula a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora paula/Peronospora paulaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earlive sporangium parasitises live
calyx (live) live calyx is spotted by centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria cerastii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria cerastii/Septoria cerastiia leaf-spot funguscentrally placedpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earlivecalyx (7-10)centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live calyx
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered pseudothecium Didymella cerastii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella cerastii/Didymella cerastiian ascomycetescatteredpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-eardeadleaf scattered pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by amphigenous, centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria cerastii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria cerastii/Septoria cerastiia leaf-spot fungusamphigenous, centrally placedpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earfadingleaf (7-10)amphigenous, centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by scattered pseudothecium Didymella cerastii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella cerastii/Didymella cerastiian ascomycetescatteredpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earfadingleaf scattered pseudothecium is saprobic on fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium Leptotrochila cerastiorum an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/Leptotrochila cerastioruman ascomycete funguserumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earfadingleaf erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous, scattered to loosely grouped, pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Phacellium alborosellum a dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Phacellium sorbi (Peck) comb. nov. (Hyphomycetes), new to Britain from leaf spots on Sorbus aucuparia, Spooner, B., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phacellium alborosellum/Phacellium alboroselluma dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycetemostly hypophyllous, scattered to loosely grouped, palesynnemaPhacellium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf mostly hypophyllous, scattered to loosely grouped, pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria cerastii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria cerastii/Septoria cerastiia leaf-spot fungusamphigenous, centrally placedpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf (7-10)amphigenous, centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia arenariae Sweet William Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia arenariae/Puccinia arenariaesweet william rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus 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/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus 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/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem (fading) fading stem is decayed by erumpent apothecium Leptotrochila cerastiorum an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila cerastiorum/Leptotrochila cerastioruman ascomycete funguserumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earfadingstem erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fading stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria cerastii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria cerastii/Septoria cerastiia leaf-spot funguscentrally placedpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earlivestem (7-10)centrally placed pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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
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
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spooner, B., 2008Phacellium sorbi (Peck) comb. nov. (Hyphomycetes), new to Britain from leaf spots on Sorbus aucupariaField Mycology Vol 9 (4): 121-125.

Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare (a common mouse-ear) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesCerastium fontanum ssp vulgare (a common mouse-ear)
SpeciesCerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
GenusCerastium (mouse-ears)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous 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 Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare (a common mouse-ear)

Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare (a common mouse-ear) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare (a common mouse-ear):

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