Dicksonia antarctica Labill.
(Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern)

Interactions where Dicksonia antarctica 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
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Minor Aphanobasidium filicinum a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Pterulaceae 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Aphanobasidium filicinum/Aphanobasidium filicinuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Dicksoniaceae/Dicksonia antarctica/Dicksonia antarcticaaustralian tree fern, australian tree-ferndead, decayeddebrisMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
petiole (rotting) rotting petiole is decayed by effuse colony of Dischloridium dematiaceous anamorph Dischloridium laeense a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Dischloridium laeense/Dischloridium laeensea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDischloridium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Dicksoniaceae/Dicksonia antarctica/Dicksonia antarcticaaustralian tree fern, australian tree-fernrottingpetiole (8)effuse colony of Dischloridium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting petiole
trunk trunk may have colony UK/IrelandRestricted Leptotheca gaudichaudii a moss Bryales: Orthodontiaceae Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree ferns, Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N., 2009
/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryales/Orthodontiaceae/Leptotheca gaudichaudii/Leptotheca gaudichaudiia mosscolony Plant / resting place / onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Dicksoniaceae/Dicksonia antarctica/Dicksonia antarcticaaustralian tree fern, australian tree-ferntrunkSole colony may be found on trunk
trunk trunk may have colony UK/IrelandRestricted Calomnion complanatum a moss Rhizogoniales: Rhizogoniaceae Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree ferns, Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N., 2009
/Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Rhizogoniales/Rhizogoniaceae/Calomnion complanatum/Calomnion complanatuma mosscolony Plant / resting place / onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Cyatheales/Dicksoniaceae/Dicksonia antarctica/Dicksonia antarcticaaustralian tree fern, australian tree-ferntrunkSole colony may be found on trunk

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N., 2009Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree fernsFB Vol 98: 3-7.
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

Dicksonia antarctica (Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDicksonia antarctica (Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern)
GenusDicksonia ((a genus of tree ferns))
FamilyDICKSONIACEAE (a family of tree ferns)
OrderCYATHEALES (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 Dicksonia antarctica (Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern)

Dicksonia antarctica (Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Epiphytes

Holyoak, D. & Lockhart, N. 2009 Australasian bryophytes introduced to South Kerry with tree ferns FB Vol 98: 3-7.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Dicksonia antarctica (Australian Tree Fern, Australian Tree-fern):

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