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Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench (Purple Moor-grass)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Molinia caerulea	Plant	10 June 2001	Berks	England	3	1
Molinia caerulea	Plant	16 July 1978	Surrey	England	3

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Subspecies	Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)	3

Suggested Literature

Molinia caerulea may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Molinia caerulea:

	(live)	live is parasitised by uredium	Puccinia moliniae - 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
	(live)	live is parasitised by telium	Puccinia moliniae - 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
	(live)	live is parasitised by telium	Puccinia nemoralis - Cow-wheat Clustercup Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	(live)	live is parasitised by uredium	Puccinia nemoralis - Cow-wheat Clustercup Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	(live)	live is associate of fruitbody	Entoloma pseudocoelestinum - a toadstool (Agaricales: Entolomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil]
	culm (dead)	dead culm is decayed by sessile apothecium	Mollisia poaeoides - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	debris (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed debris is decayed by fruitbody	Clitopilus hobsonii - a toadstool (Agaricales: Entolomataceae)		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	Resinomycena saccharifera - a toadstool (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	inflorescence	inflorescence is parasitised by Sphacelia anamorph	Claviceps purpurea - Ergot (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	inflorescence	inflorescence may be infected and damaged by sclerotium	Claviceps purpurea - Ergot (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium	Botryosphaeria festucae - an ascomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by numerous, scattered or in short rows, immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph	Stagonospora subseriata - a coelomycete (Pleosporales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by superficial pseudothecium	Acanthostigmina hebridensis - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Tubeufiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by apothecium	Lachnum carneolum var. longisporum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by numerous, often confluent pycnothyrium of Actinothyrium coelomycetous anamorph	Lophodermium apiculatum - an ascomycete fungus (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [The most common and conspicuous fungus on leaves and stems]
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium	Lophodermium gramineum - a discomycete (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph	Phomatospora dinemasporium - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by perithecium	Phomatospora dinemasporium - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by fruitbody	Typhula brunneola - a minute club fungus (Agaricales: Typhulaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	leaf (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody	Typhula graminum - a minute club fungus (Agaricales: Typhulaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	leaf-mine	leaf-mine may house puparium	Cerodontha pygmaea - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972
	leaf	leaf is mined by communal larva	Cerodontha pygmaea - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972
	leaf	leaf is spotted by immersed, crowded or in rows pycnidium of Pseudoseptoria coelomycetous anamorph	Pseudoseptoria stomaticola - a coelomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	sheath (dead)	dead sheath is decayed by perithecium	Phomatospora dinemasporium - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	sheath (dead)	dead sheath is decayed by superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph	Phomatospora dinemasporium - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	sheath	sheath is spotted by immersed, crowded or in rows pycnidium of Pseudoseptoria coelomycetous anamorph	Pseudoseptoria stomaticola - a coelomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (base) (dead, decayed, sodden)	dead, decayed, sodden stem (base) is decayed by fruitbody	Physisporinus sanguinolentus - Bleeding Porecrust (Polyporales: Meripilaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium	Botryosphaeria festucae - an ascomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by thyriothecium	Lichenopeltella alpestris - an ascomycete (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by numerous, scattered or in short rows, immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph	Stagonospora subseriata - a coelomycete (Pleosporales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by emergent apothecium	Cejpia hystrix - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by sessile, shielded apothecium	Micropeziza poae - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium	Mollisia palustris - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [in damp situations]
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by short-stalked apothecium	Lachnum carneolum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by numerous, often confluent pycnothyrium of Actinothyrium coelomycetous anamorph	Lophodermium apiculatum - an ascomycete fungus (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [The most common and conspicuous fungus on leaves and stems]
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by superficial conidioma of Dinemasporium coelomycetous anamorph	Phomatospora dinemasporium - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by perithecium	Phomatospora dinemasporium - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by erumpent apothecium	Phragmonaevia hysterioides - a discomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (thin) (dead)	dead stem (thin) is decayed by hysterothecium	Gloniella moliniae - an ascomycete (Hysteriales: Hysteriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Molinia caerulea may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References