Elytrigia Desv.
(couch grasses)

Interactions where Elytrigia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
seed (fallen, over-wintered, mummified) fallen, over-wintered, mummified seed may be infected and damaged by long stalked apothecium Minor Gloeotinia granigena Blind Seed Of Rye Grass - causative organism Helotiales Gloeotinia granigena, Williams, M.A.J. & Spooner, B.M., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Gloeotinia granigena/Gloeotinia granigenablind seed of rye grass - causative organismlong stalkedapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia/Elytrigiacouch grassesfallen, over-wintered, mummifiedseedMinor (5-7)long stalked apothecium infects and damages fallen, over-wintered, mummified seed

Author & YearTitleSource
Williams, M.A.J. & Spooner, B.M., 1991Gloeotinia granigenaI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1081.

Elytrigia (couch grasses) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Elytrigia atherica
Sea Couch
Species 17 trophisms
Elytrigia atherica x juncea = E. x acuta
a couch
Species hybrid 2 trophisms
Elytrigia atherica x repens (E. x drucei)
a couch
Species hybrid 1 references
Elytrigia juncea
Sand Couch
Species 1 subtaxa 15 trophisms
Elytrigia repens
Common Couch
Species 1 subtaxa 103 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusElytrigia (couch grasses)
TribeTriticeae (wheats & barleys)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Elytrigia (couch grasses)

Elytrigia (couch grasses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Elytrigia (couch grasses):

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