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Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth (Hard Fern)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Blechnum spicant nail varnish peels of surfaces of sterile leaf 19 April 2006 Berks England 7
Blechnum spicant 18 May 2004 South Devon England 2
Blechnum spicant Plant 12 August 2000 Berks England 4
Blechnum spicant Plant 29 January 2000 Berks England 2
Blechnum spicant Plant 2 November 1975 Surrey England 1
Blechnum spicant Plant 31 May 1975 North-east Yorkshire England 1
Blechnum spicant Plant 9 February 1975 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

Blechnum spicant may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
PTERIDOPHYTA
(ferns and allies)
PTEROPSIDA
(ferns)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Blechnum spicant:

debris (dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris may have fruitbody Tomentella radiosa - a resupinate fungus (Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
debris (dead, decaying) dead, decaying debris is decayed by fruitbody Typhula todei - a minute club fungus (Agaricales: Typhulaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
frond (dead) dead frond is decayed by basidiome Cephaloscypha mairei - a cyphelloid fungus (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
frond (live, over-wintered) live, over-wintered frond is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Milesina blechni - a fern rust (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Restricted Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
frond (live, over-wintered) live, over-wintered frond is spotted by telium Milesina blechni - a fern rust (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Restricted Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown spots]
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by basidiome Cephaloscypha mairei - a cyphelloid fungus (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Blechnum spicant may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

PTEROPSIDA
(ferns)
Blechnum
(hard-ferns)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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