Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.
(Moss Campion)

Interactions where Silene acaulis 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 is parasitised by ForeignRestricted Microbotryum silenes-acaulis Moss Campion Anther Smut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Anther smuts of Caryophyllaceae: Molecular analyses reveal further new species, Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Kemler, M., Chlebicki, A. & Oberwinkler, F., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum silenes-acaulis/Microbotryum silenes-acaulismoss campion anther smut Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene acaulis/Silene acaulismoss campionliveantherSole parasitises live anther
capsule capsule is foodplant of immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulis/Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulisan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene acaulis/Silene acaulismoss campioncapsule immersed pseudothecium feeds on capsule
leaf leaf is foodplant of immersed pseudothecium Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulis/Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulisan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene acaulis/Silene acaulismoss campionleaf immersed pseudothecium feeds on leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Pleospora androsaces an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora androsaces/Pleospora androsacesan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene acaulis/Silene acaulismoss campiondeadleaf (4)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by larva Restricted Jaapiella alpina a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Jaapiella alpina/Jaapiella alpinaa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene acaulis/Silene acaulismoss campionshoot tipSole larva causes gall of shoot tip

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Lutz, M., Piatek, M., Kemler, M., Chlebicki, A. & Oberwinkler, F., 2008Anther smuts of Caryophyllaceae: Molecular analyses reveal further new speciesMycol. Res. Vol 112 (11): 1280-1296.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Silene acaulis (Moss Campion) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSilene acaulis (Moss Campion)
GenusSilene (campions and catchflies)
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 Silene acaulis (Moss Campion)

Silene acaulis (Moss Campion) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Silene acaulis (Moss Campion):

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