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Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link (Marram, Marram Grass)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Ammophila arenaria In fruit 6 September 2003 East Cornwall England 4
Ammophila arenaria Plant 21 July 2002 Dorset England 4 6

Suggested Literature

General Works

Henrici, A., 2002 (Pluteus cervinus growing from roots of) Notes and Records (April 2002)

Ammophila arenaria may also 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 Ammophila arenaria:

(dead, decayed) dead, decayed is decayed by fruitbody Vararia gallica - a basidiomycete fungus (Russulales: Lachnocladiaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
(live) live is parasitised by Blumeria graminis - Grass Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
is foodplant of larva Demetrias monostigma - a ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Dicronychus equisetoides - a click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Melanotus villosus - a click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is decayed by fruitbody Coprinopsis ammophilae - Dune Inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
is associate of Otiorhynchus atroapterus - Black Marram Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997
is associate of fruitbody Conocybe dunensis - a conecap (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
is associate of fruitbody Gymnopilus flavus - a rustgill (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
is associate of fruitbody Inocybe dunensis - a toadstool (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
is associate of fruitbody Inocybe arenicola - Sand Fibrecap (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
is associate of fruitbody Inocybe dulcamara - a toadstool (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
is associate of fruitbody Entoloma phaeocyathus - a toadstool (Agaricales: Entolomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sandy soil on dunes]
is associate of fruitbody Stropharia halophila - a roundhead (Agaricales: Strophariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
is associate of fruitbody Melanoleuca cinereifolia - a toadstool (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sand]
is associate of basidiome Tulostoma melanocyclum - Scaly Stalkball (Agaricales: Tulostomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in dune slacks]
is associate of fruitbody Geastrum minimum - Tiny Earthstar (Phallales: Geastraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sandy calcareous soil, in dunes]
Photos culm (dead) dead culm is decayed by fruitbody Marasmius anomalus - a toadstool (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
culm (dead) dead culm is decayed by fruitbody Mycocalia duriaeana - Dune Cannon, Durieu's Mycocalia (Agaricales: Nidulariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
culm (dead, decaying) dead, decaying culm is decayed by fruitbody Simocybe centunculus var. maritima - a dingy twiglet (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
debris (dead, decayed) dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody Mycena chlorantha - a bonnet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) Minor 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 Simocybe centunculus var. maritima - a dingy twiglet (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
debris debris is decayed by fruitbody Psathyrella flexispora - a brittlestem (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in sand dunes]
leaf (decaying, dead) decaying, dead leaf is decayed by epiphyllous apothecium Tubeufia trichella - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Tubeufiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous, between the nerves uredium Puccinia pygmaea var. ammophilina - 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 is parasitised by amphigenous telium Puccinia pygmaea var. ammophilina - 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 leaf is mined by larva Cerodontha superciliosa - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972
litter (dead, decayed) dead, decayed litter is decayed by fruitbody Psathyrella ammophila - Dune Brittlestem (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in sand dunes]
plant plant is associate of fruitbody Cyathus stercoreus - Dung Bird's Nest (Agaricales: Nidulariaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in dunes]
Photos stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Marasmius anomalus - a toadstool (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Mycocalia duriaeana - Dune Cannon, Durieu's Mycocalia (Agaricales: Nidulariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Ramaricium albo-ochraceum - a coral fungus (Phallales: Ramariaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
stem (dead, decaying) dead, decaying stem is decayed by fruitbody Simocybe centunculus var. maritima - a dingy twiglet (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
stem (usu. near base) (dead) dead stem (usu. near base) is decayed by fruitbody Hohenbuehelia culmicola - Marram Oyster (Agaricales: Pleurotaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [fruitbodies small and often hidden in sand]
stem (usu. near base) (dying) dying stem (usu. near base) is decayed by fruitbody Hohenbuehelia culmicola - Marram Oyster (Agaricales: Pleurotaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [fruitbodies small and often hidden in sand]

Ammophila arenaria may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
LILIIDAE
(monocotyledonous flowering plants)
POACEAE
(grasses - formerly Graminae)
Ammophila (Bot.)
(marram grasses)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Morris, M.G., 1997 Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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