Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst.
(Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss)

Interactions where Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus 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
colony is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Hygrocybe waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Hygrocybe/Hygrocybewaxcaps, waxcap mushroomsfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus/Rhytidiadelphus squarrosuschurchyard moss, springy turf-mosscolony fruitbody is associated with colony
gametophyte is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Crepidotus muscigenus an oysterling Agaricales: Inocybaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Crepidotus muscigenus/Crepidotus muscigenusan oysterlingfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus/Rhytidiadelphus squarrosuschurchyard moss, springy turf-mossgametophyte fruitbody is associated with gametophyte
(live) live plant is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Leptosporomyces raunkiaeri a resupinate basidiomycete Atheliales: Atheliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Leptosporomyces raunkiaeri/Leptosporomyces raunkiaeria resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus/Rhytidiadelphus squarrosuschurchyard moss, springy turf-mossliveplant fruitbody parasitises live plant

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss)
GenusRhytidiadelphus (shaggy-mosses)
FamilyHYLOCOMIACEAE (shaggy- and wood-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss)

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1 images of Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss)

A very common moss in unimproved grassland and old lawns, especially churchyards where it often forms monocultures in shady corners. Its presence is a good indicator that a site will have Waxcaps.

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