Poa pratensis L.
(Smooth Meadow-grass)

Interactions where Poa pratensis 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 foodplant of larva Anthomyza pallida an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza pallida/Anthomyza pallidaan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis/Poa pratensissmooth meadow-grass larva feeds on
(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/Poa pratensis/Poa pratensissmooth meadow-grasslive parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia pusilla an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia pusilla/Ramularia pusillaan anamorphic fungusmainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuouscaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis/Poa pratensissmooth meadow-grassliveleaf mainly hypophyllous, greyish-white, punctiform but inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem stem is galled by stroma UK/Ireland Epichloe typhina Choke Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis/Poa pratensissmooth meadow-grassstem stroma causes gall of stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) Vol 58, Supp 1.
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.

Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass)
GenusPoa (meadow-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 Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass)

Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Poa pratensis (Smooth Meadow-grass):

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