BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br. (Floating Sweet-grass)

Suggested Literature

Glyceria fluitans may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Glyceria fluitans:

		is foodplant of	Bagous tubulus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 2002
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by colony of Cercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph	Mycosphaerella recutita - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [conidiophores emerge through stomata. Causes chocolate coloured spots with pale centres.]
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by colony of Arthrinium dematiaceous anamorph	Arthrinium sphaerospermum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Apiosporaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis telium	Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (live)	live leaf may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus	Ustilago filiformis - a grass smut (Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [shoots of smutted plants seldom flower]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous uredium	Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes small yellow spots]
	leaf (upper surface) (windowed)	windowed leaf (upper surface) is grazed by adult	Donacia aquatica - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf (upper surface)	leaf (upper surface) is grazed by adult	Oulema erichsoni - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	leaf (upper surface)	leaf (upper surface) is grazed by larva	Oulema erichsoni - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
	leaf	leaf is foodplant of adult	Oulema obscura - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	root	root is associate of adult	Oulema erichsoni - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	sheath (dead)	dead sheath is decayed by colony of Cercosporidium dematiaceous anamorph	Mycosphaerella recutita - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [conidiophores emerge through stomata. Causes chocolate coloured spots with pale centres.]

Glyceria fluitans may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References