Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (DC.) G. Winter
(Wood Spurge Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEndophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)
Form genusEndophyllum (a form-genus of rusts)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust) :
1: Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)
1 Jun 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
aecia hypophyllous on leaves of Wood Spurge
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - black backgroundImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface - black background (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - under surface - black backgroundImage 4: Infected leaf - under surface - black background (2)Image 5: Infected leaves on Wood-spurge shoot - white backgroundImage 6: Infected leaves on Wood-spurge shoot - white background (2)Image 7: Infected Wood-spurge plantImage 8: Infected Wood-spurge shootImage 9: Infected Wood-spurge shoots - artificial backgroundImage 10: Infected Wood-spurge shoots - artificial background (2)Image 11: Infected Wood-spurge shoots - white backgroundImage 12: Aecia - on leaf under surface - enlarged - black backgroundImage 13: Aecia - on leaf under surface - highly enlargedImage 14: Aecia - on leaf under surface - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 15: Aecia - on leaf under surface - highly enlarged - black background (2)Image 16: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnifiedImage 17: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnified (2)Image 18: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnified (3)Image 19: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnified (4)Image 20: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnified (5)Image 21: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnified (6)Image 22: Aecia - on leaf under surface - magnified (7)Image 23: Aecia - young - on leaf under surface - magnifiedImage 24: Aecia - young - on leaf under surface - magnified (2)Image 25: Infected leaf - under surface - enlarged - black backgroundImage 26: Aeciospores and peridial cells - magnifiedImage 27: Aeciospores and peridial cells - magnified (2)Image 28: Aeciospores and peridial cells - highly magnifiedImage 29: Aeciospores - magnifiedImage 30: Aeciospores - highly magnifiedImage 31: Aeciospores - highly magnified (2)Image 32: Aecium - microscope low magnificationImage 33: Peridial cells and aeciospores - highly magnifiedImage 34: Peridial cells - inner surface - highly magnifiedImage 35: Peridial cells - magnifiedImage 36: Peridial cells - highly magnifiedImage 37: Peridial cells - outer surface - highly magnified
2: Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)
1 May 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Pycnia on Wood Spurge
Image 1: Infected branch - white backgroundImage 2: Infected shoot - close-upImage 3: Infected shoots and normal shoot - in situImage 4: Infected shoots - in situImage 5: Infected shoots - in situ (2)Image 6: Infected shoot tip - white backgroundImage 7: Infected shoot - white backgroundImage 8: Pycnia on leaf under surface - close-upImage 9: Pycnia on leaves of shoot - close-upImage 10: Pycnia on leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Pycnia on leaf top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Pycnia on leaf top surface - highly enlargedImage 13: Pycnia on leaf top surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Pycnia on leaf top surface - magnifiedImage 15: Pycnia on leaf top surface - magnified (2)Image 16: Pycnia on leaf top surface - magnified (3)Image 17: Pycnia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Pycnia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 19: Pycnia on leaf under surface - highly enlargedImage 20: Pycnia on leaf under surface - magnifiedImage 21: Pycnia on leaf under surface - magnified (2)Image 22: Pycnial paraphyses - magnifiedImage 23: Pycnial paraphyses - highly magnifiedImage 24: Pycniospores - magnifiedImage 25: Pycniospores - highly magnifiedImage 26: Pycniospores - highly magnified (2)Image 27: Pycnium - squash prep - magnified

Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)

Where this species is abundant, such as Isle of Portland, Dorset, the pycnia scent the air during April.

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