Saponaria officinalis L.
(Soapwort)

Interactions where Saponaria officinalis 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
anther (live) live anther may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Microbotryum saponariae Soapwort Anther Smut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum saponariae/Microbotryum saponariaesoapwort anther smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria officinalis/Saponaria officinalissoapwortliveanther embedded sorus infects and damages live anther
flower (swollen) swollen flower is galled by sorus Foreign Thecaphora saponariae Urocystidales: Glomosporiaceae Sorosporium saponariae, Mordue, J.E.M., 1970
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora saponariae/Thecaphora saponariaesorus Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria officinalis/Saponaria officinalissoapwortswollenflower sorus causes gall of swollen flower
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by crowded, mostly epiphyllous, fuscous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria saponariae a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria saponariae/Septoria saponariaea leaf-spot funguscrowded, mostly epiphyllous, fuscouspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria officinalis/Saponaria officinalissoapwortliveleaf crowded, mostly epiphyllous, fuscous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foreign Alternaria saponariae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria themes and variations (287-304): Species on Caryophyllaceae, Simmons, E.G., 2002
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria saponariae/Alternaria saponariaea dematiaceous anamorphic fungusAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria officinalis/Saponaria officinalissoapwortliveleaf Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (dead, locally bleached) dead, locally bleached stem is decayed by scattered or in short rows, pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis intermedia a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis intermedia/Phomopsis intermediaa coelomycetescattered or in short rows,pycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria officinalis/Saponaria officinalissoapwortdead, locally bleachedstem (3-4)scattered or in short rows, pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, locally bleached stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Mordue, J.E.M., 1970Sorosporium saponariaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 965.
Simmons, E.G., 2002Alternaria themes and variations (287-304): Species on CaryophyllaceaeMycotaxon 82: 1-40.
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.
Vánky, K., 1994European Smut Fungi570pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag

Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaponaria officinalis (Soapwort)
GenusSaponaria (soapworts)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)

Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort):

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