Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
(Bracken)

Interactions where Pteridium aquilinum 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
is foodplant of UK/IrelandQuestionable Procas granulicollis a weevil Coleoptera: Erirhinidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Procas granulicollis/Procas granulicollisa weevil Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken? feeds on
is associate of Major Aneugmenus fuerstenbergensis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus fuerstenbergensis/Aneugmenus fuerstenbergensisa sawfly Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenMajor is associated with
is associate of Major Aneugmenus temporalis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus temporalis/Aneugmenus temporalisa sawfly Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenMajor is associated with
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella aspidii an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella aspidii/Mycosphaerella aspidiian ascomycete Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken parasitises
may house endophytic UK/Ireland Stagonospora pteridiicola a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Stagonospora pteridiicola sp. nov, a new endophytic coelomycete in Pteridium aquilinum, Fisher, P.J. & Punithalingam, E., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora pteridiicola/Stagonospora pteridiicolaa coelomycete Foodplant / endophyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken endophyte within
is decayed by Exochalara anamorph UK/Ireland Exochalara longissima an ascomycetous anamorph Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Exochalara longissima/Exochalara longissimaan ascomycetous anamorphExochalara anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken Exochalara anamorph is saprobic on
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Amanita fulva Tawny Grisette Agaricales: Amanitaceae 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/Amanitaceae/Amanita fulva/Amanita fulvatawny grisettefruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken fruitbody is associated with
debris is associate of fruitbody Ramariopsis kunzei Ivory Coral Agaricales: Clavariaceae 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/Clavariaceae/Ramariopsis kunzei/Ramariopsis kunzeiivory coralfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is associated with debris
debris is decayed by fruitbody Galerina ampullaceocystis a toadstool Agaricales: Cortinariaceae 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/Cortinariaceae/Galerina ampullaceocystis/Galerina ampullaceocystisa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
debris is decayed by fruitbody Galerina cinctula a toadstool Agaricales: Cortinariaceae 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/Cortinariaceae/Galerina cinctula/Galerina cinctulaa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
debris is decayed by fruitbody Galerina marginata Funeral Bell Agaricales: Cortinariaceae 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/Cortinariaceae/Galerina marginata/Galerina marginatafuneral bellfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
is associate of fruitbody Ampulloclitocybe clavipes Club Foot Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae 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/Hygrophoraceae/Ampulloclitocybe clavipes/Ampulloclitocybe clavipesclub footfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Tephrocybe confusa a greyling Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Tephrocybe confusa/Tephrocybe confusaa greylingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Gymnopus impudicus a parachute Agaricales: Omphalotaceae 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/Omphalotaceae/Gymnopus impudicus/Gymnopus impudicusa parachutefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken fruitbody is associated with
debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Basidiodendron radians a basidiomycete fungus Auriculariales 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/Auriculariales/Basidiodendron radians/Basidiodendron radiansa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
is associate of fruitbody Rare Scleroderma cepa Onion Earthball Boletales: Sclerodermataceae 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/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma cepa/Scleroderma cepaonion earthballfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenRare fruitbody is associated with
debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Botryobasidium pruinatum a resupinate fungus Cantharellales: Botryobasidiaceae 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/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium pruinatum/Botryobasidium pruinatuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
debris is decayed by fruitbody Phlebiella christiansenii a resupinate fungus Polyporales: Xenasmataceae 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/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Phlebiella christiansenii/Phlebiella christianseniia resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
is associate of fruitbody Lactarius camphoratus Curry Milkcap, Curry-scented Milk-cap Russulales: Russulaceae 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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Lactarius camphoratus/Lactarius camphoratuscurry milkcap, curry-scented milk-capfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Minor Geastrum triplex Collared Earthstar Geastrales: Geastraceae 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/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum triplex/Geastrum triplexcollared earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenMinor fruitbody is associated with
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Leucoagaricus georginae a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae 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/Agaricaceae/Leucoagaricus georginae/Leucoagaricus georginaea dapperlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena epipterygia Yellowleg Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena epipterygia/Mycena epipterygiayellowleg bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena pterigena Ferny Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena pterigena/Mycena pterigenaferny bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Major 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/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebrisMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Tricholomopsis rutilans Plums and Custard Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Tricholomataceae/Tricholomopsis rutilans/Tricholomopsis rutilansplums and custardfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Leptosporomyces galzinii a resupinate basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Leptosporomyces galzinii/Leptosporomyces galziniia resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Oliveonia pauxilla a jelly fungus Auriculariales: Oliveoniaceae 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/Auriculariales/Oliveoniaceae/Oliveonia pauxilla/Oliveonia pauxillaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Scotomyces subviolaceus a resupinate fungus Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae 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/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Scotomyces subviolaceus/Scotomyces subviolaceusa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Sistotrema oblongisporum a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Hydnaceae 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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema oblongisporum/Sistotrema oblongisporuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Hyphodontia griseliniae a resupinate fungus Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Hyphodontia griseliniae/Hyphodontia griseliniaea resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Phlebiella fibrillosa a resupinate fungus Polyporales: Xenasmataceae 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/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Phlebiella fibrillosa/Phlebiella fibrillosaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris may have fruitbody Tomentella radiosa a resupinate fungus Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae 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/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella radiosa/Tomentella radiosaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebris fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Luellia cystidiata a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Luellia cystidiata/Luellia cystidiataa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayeddebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed debris
(dead, decaying) dead, decaying debris is decayed by fruitbody Rare Mycena clavularis a bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena clavularis/Mycena clavularisa bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayingdebrisRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris
(dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed litter is decayed by fruitbody Rare Mycena amicta Coldfoot Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena amicta/Mycena amictacoldfoot bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, fallen, decayedlitterRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed litter
(dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Minor Hypochnicium geogenium a resupinate basidiomycete Polyporales: Meruliaceae 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium geogenium/Hypochnicium geogeniuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, fallen, decayeddebrisMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed debris
(dead, fallen, decaying) dead, fallen, decaying debris is decayed by toadstool Minor Mycena vulgaris Vulgar Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena vulgaris/Mycena vulgarisvulgar bonnettoadstool Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, fallen, decayingdebrisMinor toadstool is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying debris
(dead) dead is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Chalara fungorum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microascales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara fungorum/Chalara fungoruma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyChalara dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead
(dead) dead is decayed by Sphaerothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Sphaerothyrium filicinium a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sphaerothyrium filicinium/Sphaerothyrium filiciniuma coelomyceteSphaerothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead Sphaerothyrium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead
(decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Hemimycena delectabilis a toadstool Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Hemimycena delectabilis/Hemimycena delectabilisa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
(decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Basidiodendron spinosum a basidiomycete fungus Auriculariales 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/Auriculariales/Basidiodendron spinosum/Basidiodendron spinosuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
(decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Endoperplexa enodulosa a jelly fungus Auriculariales 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/Auriculariales/Endoperplexa enodulosa/Endoperplexa enodulosaa jelly fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
(decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Boidinia furfuracea a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Russulaceae 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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Boidinia furfuracea/Boidinia furfuraceaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayeddebrisMinor fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
(live) live is parasitised by effuse colony of Botryosporium anamorph UK/Ireland Botryosporium pulchrum an anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Botryosporium pulchrum/Botryosporium pulchruman anamorphic funguseffusecolonyBotryosporium anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenlive (5-11)effuse colony of Botryosporium anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is associate of fruitbody Gliophorus laetus var laetus Heath Waxcap Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae 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/Hygrophoraceae/Gliophorus laetus var. laetus/Gliophorus laetus var. laetusheath waxcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenlive fruitbody is associated with live
(near ant nest) near ant nest may have adult Cryptocephalus bipunctatus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bipunctatus/Cryptocephalus bipunctatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackennear ant nest (4-late 8)adult may be found on near ant nest
(rotten) rotten may contain larva Fannia monilis a lesser house fly Diptera: Fanniidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia monilis/Fannia monilisa lesser house flylarva Foodplant / debris feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenrotten larva feeds on rotten
debris debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Botryobasidium danicum a resupinate fungus Cantharellales: Botryobasidiaceae 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/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium danicum/Botryobasidium danicuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendebris fruitbody is saprobic on debris
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Athelopsis lembospora a basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelopsis lembospora/Athelopsis lembosporaa basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
debris (decayed) decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Cristinia helvetica a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae 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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia helvetica/Cristinia helveticaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayeddebris fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris
frond (vein) (dead) dead frond (vein) is decayed by subcuticular, usually confluent thyriothecium Leptopeltis pteridis a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Leptopeltidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Leptopeltidaceae/Leptopeltis pteridis/Leptopeltis pteridisa fly speck fungussubcuticular, usually confluentthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (vein) subcuticular, usually confluent thyriothecium is saprobic on dead frond (vein)
frond frond is galled by larva Dasineura pteridis Little Black Pudding Gall-midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura pteridis/Dasineura pteridislittle black pudding gall-midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond larva causes gall of frond
frond frond is mined by larva Phytoliriomyza hilarella a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytoliriomyza hilarella/Phytoliriomyza hilarellaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond larva mines frond
frond frond may have puparium Phytoliriomyza hilarella a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytoliriomyza hilarella/Phytoliriomyza hilarellaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond puparium may be found on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Aneugmenus coronatus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus coronatus/Aneugmenus coronatusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is associate of larva Major Aneugmenus padi a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Aneugmenus padi/Aneugmenus padia sawflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondMajor larva is associated with frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Stromboceros delicatulus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Stromboceros delicatulus/Stromboceros delicatulusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Strongylogaster filicis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster filicis/Strongylogaster filicisa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Strongylogaster macula a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster macula/Strongylogaster maculaa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Major Strongylogaster multifasciata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster multifasciata/Strongylogaster multifasciataa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondMajor larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by larva Restricted Strongylogaster xanthocera a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Strongylogaster xanthocera/Strongylogaster xanthoceraa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondSole larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by nocturnal larva Questionable Tenthredo colon s.l. a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo colon s.l./Tenthredo colon s.l.a sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbracken?frond nocturnal larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo ferruginea a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo ferruginea/Tenthredo ferrugineaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond nocturnal larva grazes on frond
frond frond is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo livida a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo livida/Tenthredo lividaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond nocturnal larva grazes on frond
frond frond of esp. immature may be infected and damaged by solitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficial pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta pteridis a coelomycete Pleosporales Ascochyta necans, Punithalingam, E., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta pteridis/Ascochyta pteridisa coelomycetesolitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficialpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrondesp. immature solitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficial pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages frond of esp. immature
frond (damp, dead) damp, dead frond is decayed by hypophyllous, short-stalked apothecium Microscypha grisella a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Microscypha grisella/Microscypha grisellaa discomycetehypophyllous, short-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendamp, deadfrond (5-8)hypophyllous, short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on damp, dead frond
frond (damp, dead) damp, dead frond is decayed by hypophyllous apothecium Phialina flaveola a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Phialina flaveola/Phialina flaveolaa discomycetehypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendamp, deadfrond (6-7)hypophyllous apothecium is saprobic on damp, dead frond
frond (dead, decayed) dead, decayed frond is decayed by fruitbody Minor Lagarobasidium detriticum a resupinate fungus Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Lagarobasidium detriticum/Lagarobasidium detriticuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayedfrondMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by epiphyllous, often grouped, immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella pteridis an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella pteridis/Mycosphaerella pteridisan ascomyceteepiphyllous, often grouped, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond epiphyllous, often grouped, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by epiphyllous ascocarp Monographos fuckelii an ascomycete Dothideales: Dothideaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothideaceae/Monographos fuckelii/Monographos fuckeliian ascomyceteepiphyllousascocarp Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (7-8)epiphyllous ascocarp is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by thyriothecium Lichenopeltella nigroannulata a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella nigroannulata/Lichenopeltella nigroannulataa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond thyriothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by epiphyllous, densely gregarious pseudothecium Didymella lophospora an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella lophospora/Didymella lophosporaan ascomyceteepiphyllous, densely gregariouspseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (7)epiphyllous, densely gregarious pseudothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by immersed, raising the epidermis pseudothecium Didymella prominula an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella prominula/Didymella prominulaan ascomyceteimmersed, raising the epidermispseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (6)immersed, raising the epidermis pseudothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Psilachnum chrysostigmum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum chrysostigmum/Psilachnum chrysostigmuma discomyceteshort-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (10-5)short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by sessile apothecium Psilachnum pteridigenum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum pteridigenum/Psilachnum pteridigenuma discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (5-9)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by apothecium Lachnum pteridialis a discomycete Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Lachnum pteridialis/Lachnum pteridialisa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (10)apothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by long stalked apothecium Lachnum virgineum Snowy Disco Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Lachnum virgineum/Lachnum virgineumsnowy discolong stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (2-10)long stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by often parallel stroma Cryptomycina pteridis a discomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Cryptomycina pteridis/Cryptomycina pteridisa discomyceteoften parallelstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond often parallel stroma is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by conidioma of Cryptomycella coelomycetous anamorph Cryptomycina pteridis a discomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Cryptomycina pteridis/Cryptomycina pteridisa discomyceteconidiomaCryptomycella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond conidioma of Cryptomycella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Chalara parvispora a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microascales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara parvispora/Chalara parvisporaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyChalara dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond (5)effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by deeply immersed perithecium UK/Ireland Phomatospora endopteris a pyrenomycete Xylariales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Phomatospora endopteris/Phomatospora endopterisa pyrenomycetedeeply immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond deeply immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead frond
frond (dead) dead frond may have epiphytic fruitbody Foreign Eonema pyriforme a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Hygrophoraceae/Eonema pyriforme/Eonema pyriformea resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadfrond fruitbody grows on dead frond
frond (diseased) diseased frond may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Dactylium dendroides ssp leptosporum Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Dactylium dendroides ssp. leptosporum/Dactylium dendroides ssp. leptosporum Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendiseasedfrond infects and damages diseased frond
frond (live) live frond is foodplant of basidiome Ceratobasidium anceps a resupinate fungus Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae 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/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Ceratobasidium anceps/Ceratobasidium ancepsa resupinate fungusbasidiome Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenlivefrond basidiome feeds on live frond
frond (overwintered, dead) overwintered, dead frond is decayed by hypophyllous, subepidermal, often stromatic apothecium Cryptomycina pteridis a discomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Cryptomycina pteridis/Cryptomycina pteridisa discomycetehypophyllous, subepidermal, often stromaticapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenoverwintered, deadfrond (5-6)hypophyllous, subepidermal, often stromatic apothecium is saprobic on overwintered, dead frond
leaf (dead, over-wintered) dead, over-wintered leaf is decayed by colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia pteridiicola (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia pteridiicola/Ramularia pteridiicola(an anamorphic fungus)colonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, over-winteredleaf colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, over-wintered leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Arthrinium phaeospermum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium phaeospermum/Arthrinium phaeospermuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadleaf (esp. 7-8)colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by immersed, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria aquilina a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Stagonospora pteridiicola sp. nov, a new endophytic coelomycete in Pteridium aquilinum, Fisher, P.J. & Punithalingam, E., 1993
Septoria aquilina, Punithalingam, E., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria aquilina/Septoria aquilinaa leaf-spot fungusimmersed, brownpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenliveleaf immersed, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta necans a coelomycete Pleosporales Stagonospora pteridiicola sp. nov, a new endophytic coelomycete in Pteridium aquilinum, Fisher, P.J. & Punithalingam, E., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta necans/Ascochyta necansa coelomyceteAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenliveleaf Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
petiole (dead, locally brown) dead, locally brown petiole is decayed by immersed perithecium Diaporthopsis pantherina a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthopsis pantherina/Diaporthopsis pantherinaa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, locally brownpetiole (6-8)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, locally brown petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by linearly arranged, subepidermal then epidermis turns brown and opens by a slit conidioma of Camarographium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Camarographium stephensii a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Camarographium stephensii/Camarographium stephensiia coelomycetelinearly arranged, subepidermal then epidermis turns brown and opens by a slitconidiomaCamarographium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (5-7)linearly arranged, subepidermal then epidermis turns brown and opens by a slit conidioma of Camarographium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by ascocarp Monographos fuckelii an ascomycete Dothideales: Dothideaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothideaceae/Monographos fuckelii/Monographos fuckeliian ascomyceteascocarp Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (7-8)ascocarp is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by subepidermal, splitting the epidermis stroma UK/Ireland Scirrhia aspidiorum an ascomycete Dothideales: Dothideaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothideaceae/Scirrhia aspidiorum/Scirrhia aspidioruman ascomycetesubepidermal, splitting the epidermisstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (5-7)subepidermal, splitting the epidermis stroma is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by superficial, often confluent thyriothecium Leptopeltis litigiosa a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Leptopeltidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Leptopeltidaceae/Leptopeltis litigiosa/Leptopeltis litigiosaa fly speck fungussuperficial, often confluentthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (6-9)superficial, often confluent thyriothecium is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by Pycnothyrium anamorph Leptopeltis litigiosa a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Leptopeltidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Leptopeltidaceae/Leptopeltis litigiosa/Leptopeltis litigiosaa fly speck fungusPycnothyrium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (6-9)Pycnothyrium anamorph is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by subcuticular, usually confluent thyriothecium Leptopeltis pteridis a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Leptopeltidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Leptopeltidaceae/Leptopeltis pteridis/Leptopeltis pteridisa fly speck fungussubcuticular, usually confluentthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole subcuticular, usually confluent thyriothecium is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by subepidermal, often confluent stroma Rhopographus filicinus Bracken Map Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Rhopographus filicinus/Rhopographus filicinusbracken mapsubepidermal, often confluentstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (2-6)subepidermal, often confluent stroma is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by erumpent conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthopsis pantherina a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthopsis pantherina/Diaporthopsis pantherinaa pyrenomyceteerumpentconidiomaPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (2+)erumpent conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead petiole
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by effused Chalara dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Chalara pteridina a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microascales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara pteridina/Chalara pteridinaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusedChalara dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiole (4-11)effused Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead petiole
petiolule (dead) dead petiolule is decayed by solitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficial pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta pteridis a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
Ascochyta necans, Punithalingam, E., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta pteridis/Ascochyta pteridisa coelomycetesolitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficialpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpetiolule (7)solitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficial pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead petiolule
pinna (dead) dead pinna is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Coniothyrium pteridis a coelomycete Pleosporales: Coniothyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Coniothyriaceae/Coniothyrium pteridis/Coniothyrium pteridisa coelomyceteerumpentpycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpinna erumpent pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead pinna
pinnule (dead) dead pinnule is decayed by solitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficial pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta pteridis a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
Ascochyta necans, Punithalingam, E., 1993
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta pteridis/Ascochyta pteridisa coelomycetesolitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficialpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadpinnule (7)solitary or few, epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent to superficial pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead pinnule
rachis (dead, standing) dead, standing rachis is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Basidiodendron cremeum a basidiomycete fungus Auriculariales 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/Auriculariales/Basidiodendron cremeum/Basidiodendron cremeuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, standingrachis fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing rachis
rachis (dead) dead rachis is decayed by thyriothecium Lichenopeltella nigroannulata a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Lichenopeltella nigroannulata/Lichenopeltella nigroannulataa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadrachis thyriothecium is saprobic on dead rachis
rachis (dead) dead rachis is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Coniothyrium pteridis a coelomycete Pleosporales: Coniothyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Coniothyriaceae/Coniothyrium pteridis/Coniothyrium pteridisa coelomyceteerumpentpycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadrachis erumpent pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead rachis
rachis (dead) dead rachis is decayed by deeply immersed perithecium UK/Ireland Phomatospora endopteris a pyrenomycete Xylariales Two new genera of Ascomycota, and other new or interesting fungi from Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and its environs, Cannon, P.F., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Phomatospora endopteris/Phomatospora endopterisa pyrenomycetedeeply immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadrachis deeply immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead rachis
rhachis (dead) dead rhachis is decayed by gregarious, lirelliform pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis aquilina a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis aquilina/Phomopsis aquilinaa coelomycetegregarious, lirelliformpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadrhachis (8-9)gregarious, lirelliform pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead rhachis
rhizome (dead) dead rhizome is decayed by fruitbody Restricted Rhizomarasmius undatus a toadstool Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Physalacriaceae/Rhizomarasmius undatus/Rhizomarasmius undatusa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadrhizomeSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead rhizome
rhizome (dying) dying rhizome may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Restricted Rhizomarasmius undatus a toadstool Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Physalacriaceae/Rhizomarasmius undatus/Rhizomarasmius undatusa toadstoolfruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendyingrhizomeSole fruitbody infects and damages dying rhizome
rootstock rootstock may contain larva UK/Ireland Syagrius intrudens Fern Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Syagrius intrudens/Syagrius intrudensfern weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenrootstock larva feeds within rootstock
sporangia sporangia has sap sucked by nymph Major Monalocoris filicis Bracken Bug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicisbracken bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackensporangiaMajor nymph sucks sap of sporangia
sporangia sporangia has sap sucked by adult Major Monalocoris filicis Bracken Bug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis/Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicisbracken bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackensporangiaMajor adult sucks sap of sporangia
stem (base) (old, blackened) old, blackened stem (base) is decayed by swarming apothecium Micropodia pteridina a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Micropodia pteridina/Micropodia pteridinaa discomyceteswarmingapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenold, blackenedstem (base) (5-8)swarming apothecium is saprobic on old, blackened stem (base)
stem (esp. axil) (dead) dead stem (esp. axil) is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Crocicreas cyathoideum var pteridicola a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Crocicreas cyathoideum var. pteridicola/Crocicreas cyathoideum var. pteridicolaa discomyceteshort-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (esp. axil) (4-7)short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (esp. axil)
stem (esp. axil) (dead) dead stem (esp. axil) is decayed by apothecium Micropodia pteridina a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Micropodia pteridina/Micropodia pteridinaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (esp. axil) (3-9)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (esp. axil)
stem (esp. axil) (dead) dead stem (esp. axil) is decayed by apothecium Lachnum pteridis a discomycete Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Lachnum pteridis/Lachnum pteridisa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (esp. axil) (8-5)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (esp. axil)
stem, side-shoot stem, side-shoot is galled by larva Monochroa cytisella Bracken Neb Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Monochroa cytisella/Monochroa cytisellabracken neblarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenstem, side-shoot larva causes gall of stem, side-shoot
stem stem may contain larva UK/Ireland Syagrius intrudens Fern Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Syagrius intrudens/Syagrius intrudensfern weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenstem larva feeds within stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Rare Mycena arcangeliana Angel’s Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Mycenaceae/Mycena arcangeliana/Mycena arcangelianaangel's bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayedstemRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Major Typhula quisquiliaris Bracken Club Agaricales: Typhulaceae 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/Typhulaceae/Typhula quisquiliaris/Typhula quisquiliarisbracken clubfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayedstemMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Hyphodontia griseliniae a resupinate fungus Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 133: Hyphodontia griselinae (G.H. Cunn.) E. Langer, Roberts, P., 1996
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Hyphodontia griseliniae/Hyphodontia griseliniaea resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora stellulata a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Trechispora stellulata/Trechispora stellulataa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, raising the epidermis pseudothecium Didymella prominula an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Didymella prominula/Didymella prominulaan ascomyceteimmersed, raising the epidermispseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (6)immersed, raising the epidermis pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Crocicreas cyathoideum var cyathoideum a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Crocicreas cyathoideum var. cyathoideum/Crocicreas cyathoideum var. cyathoideuma discomyceteshort-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (3-10)short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, exposed by irregualr splitting of epidermis apothecium Mellitiosporium pteridinum an ascomycete Helotiales: Marthamycetaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Marthamycetaceae/Mellitiosporium pteridinum/Mellitiosporium pteridinuman ascomyceteimmersed, exposed by irregualr splitting of epidermisapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (3-4)immersed, exposed by irregualr splitting of epidermis apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Arthrinium phaeospermum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Apiosporaceae British marsh and fen fungi. II, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Apiosporaceae/Arthrinium phaeospermum/Arthrinium phaeospermuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyArthrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem (esp. 7-8)colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Stachylidium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Stachylidium bicolor a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British marsh and fen fungi. I, Ellis, M.B., Ellis, E.A. & Ellis, J.P., 1951
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Stachylidium bicolor/Stachylidium bicolora dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyStachylidium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem effuse colony of Stachylidium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Crepidotus luteolus Yellowing Oysterling Agaricales: Inocybaceae 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/Inocybaceae/Crepidotus luteolus/Crepidotus luteolusyellowing oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Marasmiellus vaillantii Goblet Parachute Agaricales: Omphalotaceae 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/Omphalotaceae/Marasmiellus vaillantii/Marasmiellus vaillantiigoblet parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by basidiome UK/Ireland Tulasnella brinkmannii a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae 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/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella brinkmannii/Tulasnella brinkmanniia basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem basidiome is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by Tubulicrinis regificus a white-wash fungus Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Tubulicrinis regificus/Tubulicrinis regificusa white-wash fungus Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Phanerochaete martelliana a resupinate fungus Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae 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/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Phanerochaete martelliana/Phanerochaete martellianaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Lindtneria trachyspora a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Fungal Portraits no 50. Lindtneria trachispora, Legon, N., 2012
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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Lindtneria trachyspora/Lindtneria trachysporaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Rare Litschauerella clematidis a white-wash fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Litschauerella clematidis/Litschauerella clematidisa white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstemRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Major Luellia recondita a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Luellia recondita/Luellia reconditaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendeadstemMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (decayed) decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Cristinia helvetica a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae 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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia helvetica/Cristinia helveticaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackendecayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on decayed stem
stem (locally blackened, dead, standing) locally blackened, dead, standing stem is decayed by apothecium Lachnum pteridis a discomycete Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Lachnum pteridis/Lachnum pteridisa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenlocally blackened, dead, standingstem (6-7)apothecium is saprobic on locally blackened, dead, standing stem

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Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
FamilyDENNSTAEDTIACEAE (brackens)
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 Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Page, C.N. & Jermy, A.C. Pteridium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Conservation Management Advice, RSPB. 2005 Habitat Management News (Dec 2005) British Wildlife Vol 17, No 2: 99-101.
Pitman, R. & Webber, J. 1998 Bracken as a Peat Alternative Forestry Commission Information Notes, 3, 6pp, The Forestry Authority

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
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