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Melampsorella caryophyllacearum J. Schröt., 1874 (a rust fungus)

Suggested Literature

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
UREDINIOMYCETES
(urediniomycete fungi)
UREDINALES
(rust fungi)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum is associated with:

aecium Abies alba - European Silver-fir (Pinaceae) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [witches' broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
aecium Abies cephalonica - Greek Fir (Pinaceae) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
aecium Abies lowiana - Low's Fir (Pinaceae) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
aecium Abies nordmanniana - Caucasian Fir (Pinaceae) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
aecium Abies pinsapo - Spanish Fir (Pinaceae) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
mycelium Abies - firs (Pinaceae) mycelium causes gall of stem Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
mycelium Abies alba - European Silver-fir (Pinaceae) mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes witch's broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
mycelium Abies cephalonica - Greek Fir (Pinaceae) mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes witch's broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
mycelium Abies lowiana - Low's Fir (Pinaceae) mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes witch's broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
mycelium Abies nordmanniana - Caucasian Fir (Pinaceae) mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes witch's broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
mycelium Abies pinsapo - Spanish Fir (Pinaceae) mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes witch's broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
pycnium Abies alba - European Silver-fir (Pinaceae) pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [witches' broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]
pycnium Abies cephalonica - Greek Fir (Pinaceae) pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
pycnium Abies lowiana - Low's Fir (Pinaceae) pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
pycnium Abies nordmanniana - Caucasian Fir (Pinaceae) pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
pycnium Abies pinsapo - Spanish Fir (Pinaceae) pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
telium Cerastium arcticum - Arctic Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos telium Cerastium arvense - Field Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
telium Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare - a common mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos telium Cerastium glomeratum - Sticky Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos telium Cerastium semidecandrum - Little Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
telium Cerastium tomentosum - Snow-in-summer (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos telium Stellaria graminea - Lesser Stitchwort (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos telium Stellaria holostea - Greater Stitchwort (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos telium Stellaria media - Common Chickweed (Caryophyllaceae) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Questionable Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
uredium Cerastium arcticum - Arctic Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos uredium Cerastium arvense - Field Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
uredium Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare - a common mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos uredium Cerastium glomeratum - Sticky Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos uredium Cerastium semidecandrum - Little Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
uredium Cerastium tomentosum - Snow-in-summer (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos uredium Stellaria graminea - Lesser Stitchwort (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos uredium Stellaria holostea - Greater Stitchwort (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos uredium Stellaria media - Common Chickweed (Caryophyllaceae) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Questionable Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Associated with Melampsorella caryophyllacearum:

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
UREDINALES
(rust fungi)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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