Poa pratensis s.l. L.
(smooth meadow-grasses)

Interactions where Poa pratensis s.l. 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
has sap sucked by adult Major Amblytylus nasutus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Amblytylus nasutus/Amblytylus nasutusa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesMajor (mid 6-early 8)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Amblytylus nasutus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Amblytylus nasutus/Amblytylus nasutusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesMajor nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Major Neottiglossa pusilla a shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Neottiglossa pusilla/Neottiglossa pusillaa shieldbug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesMajor sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by scattered or in rows uredium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustscattered or in rowsuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslive scattered or in rows uredium parasitises live
culm culm may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium anamorph Foreign Fusarium poae Carnation Bud Rot, Silvertop Disease (A causative organism) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium poae/Fusarium poaecarnation bud rot, silvertop disease (a causative organism)colonyFusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesculm colony of Fusarium anamorph infects and damages culm
leaf (live, blistered) live, blistered leaf is spotted by long, linear, erumpent sorus Minor Ustilago striiformis Stripe Smut Of Grasses Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago striiformis/Ustilago striiformisstripe smut of grasseslong, linear, erumpentsorus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslive, blisteredleafMinor long, linear, erumpent sorus causes spots on live, blistered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph Drechslera poae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Drechslera poae/Drechslera poaea dematiaceous anamorphic fungusDrechslera dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf Drechslera dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Spermospora anamorph UK/Ireland Spermospora poagena an anamorphic fungus 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/Spermospora poagena/Spermospora poagenaan anamorphic fungusSpermospora anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf Spermospora anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium Puccinia brachypodii var poae-nemoralis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralisa rust fungushypophyllous, long covered by epidermistelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous uredium Puccinia brachypodii var poae-nemoralis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralisa rust fungusepiphyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous, scattered or in patches uredium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rustamphigenous, scattered or in patchesuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf (summer)amphigenous, scattered or in patches uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf (mid 8-)hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium UK/Ireland Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola f.sp. poae Black Stem Rust Of Meadow Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951
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 graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poaeblack stem rust of meadow grassesamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sparse uredium Minor Puccinia poarum Meadow Grass 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 poarum/Puccinia poarummeadow grass rustsparseuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleafMinor sparse uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by plentiful, in short rows telium Puccinia poarum Meadow Grass 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 poarum/Puccinia poarummeadow grass rustplentiful, in short rowstelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf plentiful, in short rows telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mainly hypophyllous telium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustmainly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesliveleaf mainly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by embedded sorus UK/IrelandQuestionable Urocystis poae Meadow Grass Smut Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis poae/Urocystis poaemeadow grass smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasses?liveleaf embedded sorus parasitises live leaf
sheath sheath may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium anamorph Foreign Fusarium poae Carnation Bud Rot, Silvertop Disease (A causative organism) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium poae/Fusarium poaecarnation bud rot, silvertop disease (a causative organism)colonyFusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassessheath colony of Fusarium anamorph infects and damages sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by linear telium UK/Ireland Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola f.sp. poae Black Stem Rust Of Meadow Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951
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 graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poaeblack stem rust of meadow grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslivesheath linear telium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by uredium UK/Ireland Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola f.sp. poae Black Stem Rust Of Meadow Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951
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 graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poaeblack stem rust of meadow grassesuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslivesheath uredium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by embedded sorus UK/IrelandQuestionable Urocystis poae Meadow Grass Smut Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis poae/Urocystis poaemeadow grass smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasses?livesheath embedded sorus parasitises live sheath
stem stem may contain larva Cephus nigrinus Wood Stem-sawfly Hymenoptera: Cephidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cephidae/Cephus nigrinus/Cephus nigrinuswood stem-sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grassesstem larva feeds within stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium UK/Ireland Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola f.sp. poae Black Stem Rust Of Meadow Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951
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 graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poaeblack stem rust of meadow grassesuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslivestem uredium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by linear telium UK/Ireland Puccinia graminis ssp graminicola f.sp. poae Black Stem Rust Of Meadow Grasses Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951
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 graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola f.sp. poaeblack stem rust of meadow grasseslineartelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslivestem linear telium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by sparse uredium Minor Puccinia poarum Meadow Grass 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 poarum/Puccinia poarummeadow grass rustsparseuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslivestemMinor sparse uredium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by plentiful, in short rows telium Minor Puccinia poarum Meadow Grass 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 poarum/Puccinia poarummeadow grass rustplentiful, in short rowstelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis s.l./Poa pratensis s.l.smooth meadow-grasseslivestemMinor plentiful, in short rows telium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Batts, C.C.V., 1951Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland.TBMS Vol 34 (4): 533-538.
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946New or interesting British fungiTBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Poa pratensis s.l. (smooth meadow-grasses) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregatePoa pratensis s.l. (smooth meadow-grasses)
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 s.l. (smooth meadow-grasses)

Poa pratensis s.l. (smooth meadow-grasses) 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 s.l. (smooth meadow-grasses):

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