Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
(Common Spike-rush)

Interactions where Eleocharis palustris 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
inflorescence may be infected and damaged by protruding stroma Claviceps nigricans an ascomycete Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps nigricans/Claviceps nigricansan ascomyceteprotrudingstroma Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushinflorescence (4-5)protruding stroma infects and damages inflorescence
(dead) dead is decayed by apothecium Mollisia pulla a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia pulla/Mollisia pullaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdead (3-5)apothecium is saprobic on dead
(dead) dead is decayed by apothecium Psilachnum lateritioalbum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum lateritioalbum/Psilachnum lateritioalbuma discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdead (7-8)apothecium is saprobic on dead
leaf leaf is foodplant of adult Donacia thalassina a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia thalassina/Donacia thalassinaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushleaf (6-8)adult feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Dolerus anticus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Dolerus anticus/Dolerus anticusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora eleocharidis a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora eleocharidis/Stagonospora eleocharidisa coelomycetescattered, immersedpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdeadleaf (1-6)scattered, immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (often dry, bleached, dead) often dry, bleached, dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Arthrinium puccinioides a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium puccinioides/Arthrinium puccinioidesa dematiaceous anamorphic fungussporodochiumArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushoften dry, bleached, deadleaf (1-)3-5(-12)sporodochium of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on often dry, bleached, dead leaf
scale leaf (inner side) (underwater) underwater scale leaf (inner side) may have egg Donacia thalassina a reed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia thalassina/Donacia thalassinaa reed beetleegg Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushunderwaterscale leaf (inner side) egg may be found on underwater scale leaf (inner side)
stem (flowering) (live) live stem (flowering) is spotted by colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph Pseudocercosporella scirpi a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Pseudocercosporella scirpi/Pseudocercosporella scirpia leaf-spot funguscolonyPseudocercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushlivestem (flowering) (9-10)colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph causes spots on live stem (flowering)
stem (lower part) stem (lower part) may contain larva Foreign Thryogenes nereis a weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Thryogenes nereis/Thryogenes nereisa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushstem (lower part) larva feeds within stem (lower part)
stem stem is foodplant of immersed, dark brown pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta decipiens a coelomycete Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta decipiens/Ascochyta decipiensa coelomyceteimmersed, dark brownpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushstem immersed, dark brown pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph feeds on stem
stem stem is foodplant of pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Coniothyrium scirpi a coelomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Coniothyrium scirpi/Coniothyrium scirpia coelomycetepycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushstem pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph feeds on stem
stem (dead, locally faintly bleached) dead, locally faintly bleached stem is decayed by stalked apothecium Rutstroemia plana a discomycete Helotiales: Rutstroemiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rutstroemiaceae/Rutstroemia plana/Rutstroemia planaa discomycetestalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdead, locally faintly bleachedstem (6)stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, locally faintly bleached stem
stem (dead, mostly submerged) dead, mostly submerged stem is decayed by superficial perithecium Major Loramyces juncicola an ascomycete Helotiales: Loramycetaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Aquatic ascomycetes: Loramyces juncicola Weston and L. macrospora n.sp., Ingold, C.T. & Chapman, B., 1952
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Loramycetaceae/Loramyces juncicola/Loramyces juncicolaan ascomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdead, mostly submergedstemMajor (6-8)superficial perithecium is saprobic on dead, mostly submerged stem
stem (dead, standing) dead, standing stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Pleospora scirpicola an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/Pleospora scirpicolaan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdead, standingstem (9-5)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, standing stem
stem (dead, standing) dead, standing stem is decayed by colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Pleospora scirpicola an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora scirpicola/Pleospora scirpicolaan ascomycetecolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdead, standingstem (9-5)colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, standing stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora aquatica a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora aquatica/Stagonospora aquaticaa coelomyceteimmersedpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdeadstem (7-9)immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by scattered, immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Stagonospora eleocharidis a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora eleocharidis/Stagonospora eleocharidisa coelomycetescattered, immersedpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdeadstem (1-6)scattered, immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Pleospora palustris an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora palustris/Pleospora palustrisan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdeadstem (6)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Nimbomollisia eriophori a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Nimbomollisia eriophori/Nimbomollisia eriophoria discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushdeadstem (6-10)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (previous year’s dead) previous year’s dead stem is decayed by stalked, sclerotial apothecium Myriosclerotinia scirpicola a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia scirpicola/Myriosclerotinia scirpicolaa discomycetestalked, sclerotialapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushprevious year’s deadstem (6)stalked, sclerotial apothecium is saprobic on previous year’s dead stem
stem (previous year’s dead) previous year’s dead stem is decayed by apothecial sclerotium Myriosclerotinia scirpicola a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Myriosclerotinia scirpicola/Myriosclerotinia scirpicolaa discomyceteapothecialsclerotium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Eleocharis palustris/Eleocharis palustriscommon spike-rushprevious year’s deadstem (6)apothecial sclerotium is saprobic on previous year’s dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951British marsh and fen fungi. IITBMS Vol 34 (4): 497-514.
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ingold, C.T. & Chapman, B., 1952Aquatic ascomycetes: Loramyces juncicola Weston and L. macrospora n.sp.TBMS Vol 35 (4): 268-272, IN3.
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Eleocharis palustris (Common Spike-rush) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEleocharis palustris (Common Spike-rush)
GenusEleocharis (spike-rushes)
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 Eleocharis palustris (Common Spike-rush)

Eleocharis palustris (Common Spike-rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Eleocharis palustris (Common Spike-rush):

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