Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon
(Milk Vetch Dotty)

Interactions where Stigmatula astragali is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		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
apothecium (stromatic, embedded)		stromatic, embedded apothecium causes gall of live, swollen leaf			Astragalus alpinus	Alpine Milk-vetch	Fabales: Fabaceae	Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon, comb. nov., Cannon, P.F., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Stigmatula astragali/	Stigmatula astragali	milk vetch dotty		stromatic, embedded		apothecium	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus alpinus/	Astragalus alpinus	alpine milk-vetch	?	live, swollen	leaf
coelomycetous anamorph (stromatic, embedded)		stromatic, embedded coelomycetous anamorph causes gall of live, swollen leaf			Astragalus alpinus	Alpine Milk-vetch	Fabales: Fabaceae	Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon, comb. nov., Cannon, P.F., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Stigmatula astragali/	Stigmatula astragali	milk vetch dotty		stromatic, embedded		coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus alpinus/	Astragalus alpinus	alpine milk-vetch	?	live, swollen	leaf
apothecium (stromatic, embedded)		stromatic, embedded apothecium causes gall of live, swollen leaf			Astragalus danicus	Purple Milk-vetch	Fabales: Fabaceae	Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon, comb. nov., Cannon, P.F., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Stigmatula astragali/	Stigmatula astragali	milk vetch dotty		stromatic, embedded		apothecium	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus danicus/	Astragalus danicus	purple milk-vetch		live, swollen	leaf
coelomycetous anamorph (stromatic, embedded)		stromatic, embedded coelomycetous anamorph causes gall of live, swollen leaf			Astragalus danicus	Purple Milk-vetch	Fabales: Fabaceae	Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon, comb. nov., Cannon, P.F., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Stigmatula astragali/	Stigmatula astragali	milk vetch dotty		stromatic, embedded		coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus danicus/	Astragalus danicus	purple milk-vetch		live, swollen	leaf

Author & Year	Title	Source
Cannon, P.F., 1996	Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon, comb. nov.	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1289.

Stigmatula astragali (Milk Vetch Dotty) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Stigmatula astragali (Milk Vetch Dotty) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Stigmatula astragali (Milk Vetch Dotty)
Family	PHYLLACHORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PHYLLACHORALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Stigmatula astragali is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stigmatula astragali (Milk Vetch Dotty)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Cannon, P.F.	1996	Stigmatula astragali (Lasch) P.F. Cannon, comb. nov.	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1289.

Stigmatula astragali (Milk Vetch Dotty) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Stigmatula astragali (Milk Vetch Dotty):

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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