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Equisetum palustre L. (Marsh Horsetail)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Equisetum palustre Plant 10 June 1997 Berks England 4
Equisetum palustre 19 June 1971 East Norfolk England 1

Suggested Literature

General Works

Oliver, J. & Storey, M.W., 1996 4-whorl "polystachion" and rebranching in Equisetum palustre

Equisetum palustre may also 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 palustre:

is foodplant of larva Hippuriphila modeeri - Horsetail Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
frond frond is grazed by larva Dolerus cothurnatus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
stem (base) (black, dead) black, dead stem (base) is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Psilachnum inquilinum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella equiseti - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, subiculate pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma epitricha - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Stagonospora equiseti - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Hymenoscyphus rhodoleucus - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos stem stem may contain larva Grypus equiseti - Horsetail Weevil (Coleoptera: Erirhinidae) UK/Ireland Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem stem is decayed by apothecium Stamnaria persoonii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

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

Equisetum
(horsetails)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
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

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