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Equisetum arvense L. (Field Horsetail)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Equisetum arvense 4 April 1998 Berks England 6
Equisetum arvense 31 July 1976 Surrey England 1
Equisetum arvense 9 June 1975 West Sussex England 1
Equisetum arvense 13 April 1975 West Sussex England 2
Equisetum arvense 29 September 1974 South-west Yorkshire England 1
Equisetum arvense 6 April 1969 East Sussex England 2

Suggested Literature

Equisetum arvense may be covered by literature listed under:

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

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Equisetum arvense:

branch (narrow) (live, non-blackened) live, non-blackened branch (narrow) is mined by larva Liriomyza occipitalis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Restricted Robbins, R., 1990 [Pupariates externally.]
Spencer, K.A., 1972
branch (thick) (live, blackened) live, blackened branch (thick) is mined by larva Liriomyza equiseti - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) UK/Ireland Restricted Robbins, R., 1990 [in stems and thicker branches, going black. The larva eats some pith as well as parenchyma. Pupariates externally.]
Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Hymenoscyphus rhodoleucus - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead, locally reddish-brown stained) dead, locally reddish-brown stained stem is decayed by sometimes in rows acervulus of Titaeospora coelomycetous anamorph Titaeospora equiseti - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dying, locally reddish-brown stained) dying, locally reddish-brown stained stem is decayed by sometimes in rows acervulus of Titaeospora coelomycetous anamorph Titaeospora equiseti - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (live, blackened) live, blackened stem is mined by larva Hippuriphila modeeri - Horsetail Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) UK/Ireland Restricted Robbins, R., 1990 [outer surface turns black, larva eats much pith.]
stem (live, blackened) live, blackened stem is mined by larva Liriomyza equiseti - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) UK/Ireland Restricted Robbins, R., 1990 [in stems and thicker branches, going black. The larva eats some pith as well as parenchyma. Pupariates externally.]
stem (locally bleached, dead) locally bleached, dead stem is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Ascochyta equiseti - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos stem stem may contain larva Grypus equiseti - Horsetail Weevil (Coleoptera: Erirhinidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002

Equisetum arvense may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

Equisetum
(horsetails)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Robbins, R., 1990 A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the midlands
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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