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(Agropyron) (Couch Grasses)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Species Elymus caninus (L.) L. (Bearded Couch)     7   9
Species Elytrigia atherica (Link) Kerguelen ex Carreras Mart. (Sea Couch)   3 4   17
Hybrid Elytrigia atherica x juncea (E. x obtusiuscula) (Lange) N.Hylander (a couch)         2
Hybrid Elytrigia atherica x repens (E. x drucei) (a couch)       1  
Subspecies Elytrigia juncea ssp. boreoatlantica (Simonet & Guin.) N.Hylander (Sand Couch)         12
Species Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. (Common Couch) 1   11   90

Suggested Literature

(Agropyron) may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
LILIIDAE
(monocotyledonous flowering plants)
POACEAE
(grasses - formerly Graminae)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with (Agropyron):

flower stalk flower stalk is galled by larva Chlorops taeniopus - a chloropid fly (Diptera: Chloropidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by stromatic acervulus of Cheilaria coelomycetous anamorph Cheilaria agrostidis - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is mined by larva Agromyza nigrociliata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Paraphaeosphaeria michotii - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem internode (basal) stem internode (basal) is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Ophiosphaerella herpotricha - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem internode (basal) stem internode (basal) is decayed by immersed pycnidial anamorph Ophiosphaerella herpotricha - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem may contain larva Cephus pygmeus - Wheat Stem Borer (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) Benson, R.B., 1951

Agropyron may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
LILIIDAE
(monocotyledonous flowering plants)
POACEAE
(grasses - formerly Graminae)

References

Benson, R.B., 1951 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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