Microbotryum marginale (DC.) Vánky
(Bistort Silver Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)
GenusMicrobotryum (anther and capitulum smuts)
FamilyMICROBOTRYACEAE (a family of microbotryan smuts)
OrderMICROBOTRYALES (microbotryan smuts)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust) :
1: Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)
14 May 2008 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
marginal lesions on leaves of Bistort
Image 1: Infected host leaves - in situImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 3: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (2)Image 4: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (3)Image 5: Infected leaf - underside - white backgroundImage 6: Infected leaf - underside - white background (2)Image 7: Infected leaf - underside - white background (3)Image 8: Infected leaves - top surfaces - white backgroundImage 9: Infected leaves - undersides - white backgroundImage 10: Infected plants - in situImage 11: Infected plants - in situ (2)Image 12: Lesions - old - leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Lesions - old - leaf top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Lesions - old - leaf under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Lesions - old - leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 16: Lesions - old - leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 17: Lesions - old - leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 18: Lesions - old - leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 19: Lesions - young - leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 20: Lesions - young - leaf under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 21: Ustilospores - equatorial view - highly magnifiedImage 22: Ustilospores - magnifiedImage 23: Ustilospores - magnified (2)Image 24: Ustilospores - magnified (3)Image 25: Ustilospores - magnified (4)Image 26: Ustilospores - magnified (5)Image 27: Ustilospores - magnified (6)Image 28: Ustilospores - magnified (7)Image 29: Ustilospores - magnified (8)Image 30: Ustilospores - surface view - highly magnifiedImage 31: Ustilospores - surface view - highly magnified (2)Image 32: Ustilospores with host cells - magnified

Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)

EX 1921

A easily recognised smut which forms silver then black patches along the margins of Common Bistort (Persicaria bistorta) leaves. It is not uncommon in South Yorkshire & Lancashire.

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