Lycopodium clavatum L.
(Stag’s-horn Clubmoss)

Interactions where Lycopodium clavatum 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
bract (locally blackened) locally blackened bract is decayed by immersed, hypophyllous pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria lycopodina an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria lycopodina/Phaeosphaeria lycopodinaan ascomyceteimmersed, hypophyllouspseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Lycopodiopsida/Lycopodiales/Lycopodiaceae/Lycopodium clavatum/Lycopodium clavatumstag's-horn clubmosslocally blackenedbract (summer)immersed, hypophyllous pseudothecium is saprobic on locally blackened bract
leaf leaf is decayed by gregarious or scattered, immersed perithecium Leiosphaerella lycopodina a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Leiosphaerella lycopodina/Leiosphaerella lycopodinaa pyrenomycetegregarious or scattered, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Lycopodiopsida/Lycopodiales/Lycopodiaceae/Lycopodium clavatum/Lycopodium clavatumstag's-horn clubmossleaf (9)gregarious or scattered, immersed perithecium is saprobic on leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered, epiphyllous, immersed, later erumpent and splitting the epidermis lengthwise stroma of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ceuthospora lycopodii a stromatic coelomycete Helotiales: Phacidiaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Ceuthospora lycopodii/Ceuthospora lycopodiia stromatic coelomycetescattered, epiphyllous, immersed, later erumpent and splitting the epidermis lengthwisestromaCeuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Lycopodiopsida/Lycopodiales/Lycopodiaceae/Lycopodium clavatum/Lycopodium clavatumstag's-horn clubmossdeadleaf (9)scattered, epiphyllous, immersed, later erumpent and splitting the epidermis lengthwise stroma of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (locally blackened) locally blackened leaf is decayed by immersed, hypophyllous pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria lycopodina an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria lycopodina/Phaeosphaeria lycopodinaan ascomyceteimmersed, hypophyllouspseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Lycopodiopsida/Lycopodiales/Lycopodiaceae/Lycopodium clavatum/Lycopodium clavatumstag's-horn clubmosslocally blackenedleaf (summer)immersed, hypophyllous pseudothecium is saprobic on locally blackened leaf
peduncle peduncle is decayed by gregarious or scattered, immersed perithecium Leiosphaerella lycopodina a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Leiosphaerella lycopodina/Leiosphaerella lycopodinaa pyrenomycetegregarious or scattered, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Lycopodiopsida/Lycopodiales/Lycopodiaceae/Lycopodium clavatum/Lycopodium clavatumstag's-horn clubmosspeduncle (9)gregarious or scattered, immersed perithecium is saprobic on peduncle

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Lycopodium clavatum (Stag’s-horn Clubmoss) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLycopodium clavatum (Stag’s-horn Clubmoss)
GenusLycopodium (stag’s-horn clubmosses)
FamilyLYCOPODIACEAE (clubmosses)
OrderLYCOPODIALES (clubmosses)
ClassLYCOPODIOPSIDA (quillworts and clubmosses)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycopodium clavatum (Stag’s-horn Clubmoss)

Lycopodium clavatum (Stag’s-horn Clubmoss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lycopodium clavatum (Stag’s-horn Clubmoss):

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