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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
UREDINIOMYCETES
(urediniomycete fungi)
UREDINALES
(rust fungi)
Puccinia
(a genus of rust fungi)
Puccinia urticata s.l.
(Nettle Clustercup Rust)
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Puccinia urticata s.l. F. Kern, 1917 (Nettle Clustercup Rust)

Notes (MWS) A rust fungus forming aecia (cluster cups) on *Urtica*, and forming uredia and telia on various species of *Carex*. There are a number of closely-similar varieties which are restricted to different hosts. It is most often seen as the cluster cups which are very common on Nettle, especially near water. Early records may be included under P. caricina from which it has only recently been separated.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Puccinia urticata s.l. Aecia (I) 15 May 2005 Berks England 3
Puccinia urticata s.l. Aecia (I) 30 April 2005 Berks England 11 2 4
Puccinia urticata s.l. Aecia (I) 25 May 2000 Berks England 6 4
Puccinia urticata s.l. Aecia (I) 7 May 1977 Surrey England 6
Puccinia urticata s.l. Aecia (I) 18 May 1975 (Yorks) England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #macrophotos #microphotos #webs
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-acutae (Kleb.) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust)     6
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-acutiformis (Kleb.) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust) 4 1 3
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-flaccae (Hasler) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust)     3
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-hirtae (Kleb.) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust)     4
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-inflatae (Hasler) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust)     2
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-ripariae (Hasler) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust)     1
Variety Puccinia urticata var. urticae-vesicariae (Kleb.) Zwetko, 1993 (a nettle clustercup rust)     2

Suggested Literature

Puccinia urticata s.l. 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

Puccinia urticata s.l. is associated with:

aecium Urtica - nettles (Urticaceae) aecium causes gall of stem Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
aecium Urtica dioica - Common Nettle (Urticaceae) mostly hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [in damp places near sedges]
aecium Urtica urens - Small Nettle (Urticaceae) mostly hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [in damp places near sedges]
pycnium Urtica dioica - Common Nettle (Urticaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [in damp places near sedges]
pycnium Urtica urens - Small Nettle (Urticaceae) pycnium parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [in damp places near sedges]

There may be more taxa associated with Puccinia urticata s.l. listed at higher taxonomic level

Puccinia
(a genus of rust fungi)

Associated with Puccinia urticata s.l.:

Puccinia urticata s.l. may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 UREDINALES
(rust fungi)		 Puccinia
(a genus of rust fungi)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls