Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.
(Ostrich Fern)

Interactions where Matteuccia struthiopteris 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
rhachis rhachis may contain larva UK/Ireland Blasticotoma filiceti Foaming Fern-borer Hymenoptera: Blasticotomidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Blasticotomidae/Blasticotoma filiceti/Blasticotoma filicetifoaming fern-borerlarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Onocleaceae/Matteuccia struthiopteris/Matteuccia struthiopterisostrich fernrhachis larva feeds within rhachis

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMatteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)
FamilyONOCLEACEAE (ostrich and sensitive ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (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 Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern):

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