Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
(Smooth Cord-grass)

Interactions where Spartina alterniflora 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
has sap sucked by Foreign Prokelisia marginata Cord-grass Planthopper Hemiptera: Delphacidae Cord-grass Planthopper Prokelisia marginata (Hemiptera:Delphaciae) sweeps into Kent, Badmin, J. & Witts, T., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Delphacidae/Prokelisia marginata/Prokelisia marginatacord-grass planthopper Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina alterniflora/Spartina alterniflorasmooth cord-grass sucks sap of
is foodplant of ascocarp Buergenerula spartinae an ascomycete Magnaporthales: Magnaporthaceae A preliminary study of fungal endophyte diversity in a stable and declining bed of Spartina anglica Hubbard., Cornick, J. Standwerth, A. & Fisher, P.J., 2006
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Buergenerula spartinae/Buergenerula spartinaean ascomyceteascocarp Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina alterniflora/Spartina alterniflorasmooth cord-grass ascocarp feeds on
ovary (live) live ovary may be infected and damaged by ergot Foreign Claviceps purpurea var spartinae Feather Ergot Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment, Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae/Claviceps purpurea var. spartinaefeather ergotergot Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Spartina alterniflora/Spartina alterniflorasmooth cord-grassliveovary ergot infects and damages live ovary

Author & YearTitleSource
Badmin, J. & Witts, T., 2009Cord-grass Planthopper Prokelisia marginata (Hemiptera:Delphaciae) sweeps into KentBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 22: 213-215.
Cornick, J. Standwerth, A. & Fisher, P.J., 2006A preliminary study of fungal endophyte diversity in a stable and declining bed of Spartina anglica Hubbard.Mycologist Vol 19 (1): 24-29.
Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F., 2002Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environmentMycotaxon 81: 11-25.

Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cord-grass) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpartina alterniflora (Smooth Cord-grass)
GenusSpartina (cord-grasses)
TribeCynodonteae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyCHLORIDOIDEAE (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 Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cord-grass)

Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cord-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cord-grass):

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