Thesium humifusum DC.
(Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)

Interactions where Thesium humifusum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
root is hemiparasitic on root [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxroot Foodplant / hemiparasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsroot

Interactions where Thesium humifusum 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').

Filters:

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
has sap sucked by nymph Restricted Canthophorus impressus Bastard Toadflax Shieldbug, Bastard-toadflax Bug Hemiptera: Cydnidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Canthophorus impressus/Canthophorus impressusbastard toadflax shieldbug, bastard-toadflax bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxSole nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Restricted Canthophorus impressus Bastard Toadflax Shieldbug, Bastard-toadflax Bug Hemiptera: Cydnidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Canthophorus impressus/Canthophorus impressusbastard toadflax shieldbug, bastard-toadflax bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxSole adult sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia thesii Bastard Toadflax Rust, Bastard-toadflax Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia thesii/Puccinia thesiibastard toadflax rust, bastard-toadflax rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxlive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia thesii Bastard Toadflax Rust, Bastard-toadflax Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia thesii/Puccinia thesiibastard toadflax rust, bastard-toadflax rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxlive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia thesii Bastard Toadflax Rust, Bastard-toadflax Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia thesii/Puccinia thesiibastard toadflax rust, bastard-toadflax rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxlive pycnium parasitises live
green parts green parts is parasitised by conidial anamorph Erysiphe thesii Bastard Toadflax Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe thesii/Erysiphe thesiibastard toadflax mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxgreen parts conidial anamorph parasitises green parts
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by amphigenous aecium Puccinia thesii Bastard Toadflax Rust, Bastard-toadflax Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia thesii/Puccinia thesiibastard toadflax rust, bastard-toadflax rustamphigenousaecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Thesium humifusum/Thesium humifusumstars-in-grass, bastard-toadflaxliveleaf amphigenous aecium infects and damages live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
GenusThesium (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilySANTALACEAE (sandalwoods and mistletoes)
OrderSANTALALES (sandalwoods and mistletoes)
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 Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)

Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 33 images of Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
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