Festuca heterophylla Lam.
(Various-leaved Fescue)

Interactions where Festuca heterophylla 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
(live) live is parasitised by Foreign 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 / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca heterophylla/Festuca heterophyllavarious-leaved fescuelive parasitises live
stem stem is galled by stroma Foreign Epichloe festucae Fescue Choke Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe festucae/Epichloe festucaefescue chokestroma Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca heterophylla/Festuca heterophyllavarious-leaved fescuestem stroma causes gall of stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.

Festuca heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFestuca heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue)
GenusFestuca (fescue 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 Festuca heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue)

Festuca heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Festuca heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue):

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