Entyloma ficariae Thüm. & A.A. Fisch. Waldh.
(a smut fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesEntyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)
Form genusEntyloma (a genus of imperfect smut fungi)
FamilyENTYLOMATACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderENTYLOMATALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus) :
1: Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)
2 May 2015 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Heavily infected patch of Celandines
Image 1: Infected Celandine leavesImage 2: Infected Celandine leaves (2)Image 3: Infected Celandine leaves (3)Image 4: Infected Celandine leaves (4)Image 5: Infected Celandine leaves (5)Image 6: Infected Celandines
2: Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)
18 May 2010 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
Uromyces ficariae (telia), U. dactylidis (aecia) and Entyloma ficariae on Lesser Celandine
Image 1: Infection with telia of Uromyces ficariae and cluster cups of U. dactylidisImage 2: Infection with telia of Uromyces ficariae and cluster cups of U. dactylidis (2)Image 3: Infection with telia of Uromyces ficariae and cluster cups of U. dactylidis (3)Image 4: Pycnia of Uromyces dactylidis and Entyloma ficariae - highly enlargedImage 5: Pycnia of Uromyces dactylidis and Entyloma ficariae - highly enlarged (2)
3: Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)
30 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
pale spots on leaves of Lesser Celandine
Image 1: Infected leaf - upper sideImage 2: Infected leaf - under sideImage 3: Infection - leaf upper side - enlargedImage 4: Infection - leaf upper side - highly enlargedImage 5: Infection - leaf upper side - magnifiedImage 6: Infection - leaf upper side - magnified (2)Image 7: Infection - leaf under side - enlargedImage 8: Infection - leaf under side - highly enlargedImage 9: Infection - leaf under side - magnifiedImage 10: Infection - leaf under side - magnified (2)Image 11: Conidiophores emerging through a stoma - magnifiedImage 12: Conidiophores emerging through a stoma - magnified (2)Image 13: Spores - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - magnified (2)Image 15: Spores - magnified (3)Image 16: Spores - magnified (4)
4: Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)
2 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU87 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
pale patches on Celandine leaves
Image 1: Host leaf - upperside - showing infectionImage 2: Host leaf - upperside - showing infection (2)Image 3: Host leaf - underside - showing infectionImage 4: Host leaf - underside - showing infection (2)Image 5: Host leaves - uppersides - showing infectionImage 6: Host leaves - under sides - showing infectionImage 7: Lesion - upper side - close-upImage 8: Lesion - upper side - close-up (2)Image 9: Lesion - upper side - close-up (3)Image 10: Lesion - upper side - close-up (4)Image 11: Lesion - underside - close-upImage 12: Lesion - underside - close-up (2)Image 13: Lesion - underside - close-up (3)Image 14: Lesion - underside - close-up (4)Image 15: ConidiaImage 16: Conidia (2)Image 17: Conidia (3)Image 18: SporesImage 19: Spores (2)Image 20: Spores among leaf tissueImage 21: Spores - close-up - equatorial view to show wall thickness

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mordue, J.E.M. 1991 Entyloma ficariae I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1092.

Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entyloma ficariae (a smut fungus)

A very common smut fungus which causes pale green polygonal patches on living leaves of Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria). Previously included E. ranunculi-repentis which causes similar patches on R. auricomus, R. repens and R. sceleratus.

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