Elymus caninus (L.) L.
(Bearded Couch)

Interactions where Elymus caninus 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
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Blumeria graminis Grass Mildew, Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Blumeria graminis/Blumeria graminisgrass mildew, grass and cereal powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchlive 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/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchliveinflorescence linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live inflorescence
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/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchdeadleaf embedded stroma is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live, blistered) live, blistered leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sorus Tranzscheliella hypodytes Stem Smut Of Grasses Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Tranzscheliella hypodytes/Tranzscheliella hypodytesstem smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchlive, blisteredleaf long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered 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/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchliveleaf embedded stroma 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/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchliveleaf linear, long covered by epidermis telium 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/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchliveleaf linear, mainly epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
stem (basal internode) stem (basal internode) is decayed by immersed, usually in short rows perithecium Phaeosphaeria pontiformis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria pontiformis/Phaeosphaeria pontiformisan ascomyceteimmersed, usually in short rowsperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchstem (basal internode) (1-4)immersed, usually in short rows perithecium is saprobic on stem (basal internode)
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/Elymus caninus/Elymus caninusbearded couchlivestem linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Elymus caninus (Bearded Couch) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElymus caninus (Bearded Couch)
GenusElymus (a genus of couch grasses)
TribeTriticeae (wheats & barleys)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
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 Elymus caninus (Bearded Couch)

Elymus caninus (Bearded Couch) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Elymus caninus (Bearded Couch):

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