Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman
(Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)

Interactions where Phyllitis scolopendrium 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
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelopsis galzinii a basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelopsis galzinii/Athelopsis galziniia basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tonguedecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
frond (sterile) (live, over-wintered, extensively browned) live, over-wintered, extensively browned frond (sterile) of esp. young plants may be infected and damaged by mostly hypophyllous uredium Milesina scolopendrii Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Milesina scolopendrii/Milesina scolopendriihart's tongue fern rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tonguelive, over-wintered, extensively brownedfrond (sterile)esp. young plants (1-12)mostly hypophyllous uredium infects and damages live, over-wintered, extensively browned frond (sterile) of esp. young plants
frond (live, over-wintered, extensively browned) live, over-wintered, extensively browned frond is parasitised by embedded telium Milesina scolopendrii Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Milesina scolopendrii/Milesina scolopendriihart's tongue fern rustembeddedtelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tonguelive, over-wintered, extensively brownedfrond (5-6)embedded telium parasitises live, over-wintered, extensively browned frond
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Chromatomyia scolopendri a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf may have puparium Chromatomyia scolopendri a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueleaf puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is spotted by amphigenous, inconspicuous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia scolopendrii an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia scolopendrii/Ramularia scolopendriian anamorphic fungusamphigenous, inconspicuouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueleaf amphigenous, inconspicuous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Chromatomyia scolopendri a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 8, February, 2018, Anon, 2018
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueliveleaf larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have epiphytic epiphyllous thallus UK/Ireland Phycopeltis arundinacea an epiphytic green alga Trentepohliales: Trentepohliaceae The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002
 /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Ulvophyceae/Trentepohliales/Trentepohliaceae/Phycopeltis arundinacea/Phycopeltis arundinaceaan epiphytic green algaepiphyllousthallus Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueliveleaf epiphyllous thallus grows on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2018Agromyzidae Newsletter No 8, February, 2018Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles702pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
FamilyASPLENIACEAE (spleenworts)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Byfield, A. 2006 Victorian pteridomania - Britain’s fern craze British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 411-18.

Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 35 images of Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
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