Carex bigelowii Torr. ex Schwein.
(Stiff Sedge)

Interactions where Carex bigelowii 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').

Filters:

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 uredium Minor Puccinia paludosa 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 paludosa/Puccinia paludosaa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex bigelowii/Carex bigelowiistiff sedgeliveMinor uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Minor Puccinia paludosa 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 paludosa/Puccinia paludosaa rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex bigelowii/Carex bigelowiistiff sedgeliveMinor telium parasitises live
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, then exposed by shedding operculum of host epidermis apothecium Hysteronaevia olivacea a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Hysteronaevia olivacea/Hysteronaevia olivaceaa discomyceteimmersed, then exposed by shedding operculum of host epidermisapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex bigelowii/Carex bigelowiistiff sedgedeadleaf (6-7)immersed, then exposed by shedding operculum of host epidermis apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium Pyrenopeziza fuscescens a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza fuscescens/Pyrenopeziza fuscescensa discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex bigelowii/Carex bigelowiistiff sedgedeadleaf (7)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by apothecium Hypoderma alpinum an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Hypoderma alpinum/Hypoderma alpinuman ascomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex bigelowii/Carex bigelowiistiff sedgedeadleaf (7)apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
ovary (live) live ovary is parasitised by sorus UK/Ireland Anthracoidea bigelowii a smut fungus Ustilaginales: Anthracoideaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Anthracoideaceae/Anthracoidea bigelowii/Anthracoidea bigelowiia smut fungussorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex bigelowii/Carex bigelowiistiff sedgeliveovary sorus parasitises live ovary

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

Carex bigelowii (Stiff Sedge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex bigelowii (Stiff Sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
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 Carex bigelowii (Stiff Sedge)

Carex bigelowii (Stiff Sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carex bigelowii (Stiff Sedge):

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