Festuca longifolia Thuill.
(Blue Fescue)

Interactions where Festuca longifolia 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 inflorescence is parasitised by Sphacelia anamorph Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotSphacelia anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/Festuca longifoliablue fescueinflorescence (7)Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence
inflorescence inflorescence may be infected and damaged by sclerotium Claviceps purpurea Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/Claviceps purpureaergotsclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/Festuca longifoliablue fescueinflorescence (9-11)sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous uredium Puccinia festucae Honeysuckle Rust 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 festucae/Puccinia festucaehoneysuckle rustepiphyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/Festuca longifoliablue fescueliveleaf (summer)epiphyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia festucae Honeysuckle Rust 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 festucae/Puccinia festucaehoneysuckle rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/Festuca longifoliablue fescueliveleaf (summer)hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem stem is galled by stroma Foreign Epichloe festucae Fescue Choke Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe festucae/Epichloe festucaefescue chokestroma Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/Festuca longifoliablue fescuestem stroma causes gall of stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.

Festuca longifolia (Blue Fescue) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFestuca longifolia (Blue Fescue)
GenusFestuca (fescue grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
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 Festuca longifolia (Blue Fescue)

Festuca longifolia (Blue Fescue) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Festuca longifolia (Blue Fescue):

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