Uromyces ficariae (Schumach.) Lév.
(Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
GenusUromyces (a genus of rust fungi)
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 Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust) :
1: Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
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 Entyloma ficariae and cluster cups of U. dactylidis - close-upImage 2: Infection with Entyloma ficariae and cluster cups of Uromyces dactylidisImage 3: Infection with Entyloma ficariae and cluster cups of Uromyces dactylidis (2)Image 4: Infection with cluster cups of U. dactylidis - close-up - enlarged
2: Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
13 May 2008 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
on leaves
Image 1: Infected leavesImage 2: Telial lesion - leaf top surface - highly enlargedImage 3: Telial lesion - leaf top surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Telial lesion - leaf under surface - highly enlargedImage 5: Telial lesion - leaf under surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 7: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 8: Teliospores - magnified (3)Image 9: Teliospores - magnified (4)
3: Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
11 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Amphigenous on lamina and petioles of Lesser Celandine leaves
Image 1: Telium - enlargedImage 2: Telium - magnifiedImage 3: Telium - magnified (2)Image 4: Teliospores (and a ?uredospore) - magnifiedImage 5: Teliospores (and a couple of uredospores) - magnifiedImage 6: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 7: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 8: Teliospores - magnified (3)Image 9: Uredospore and teliospore - magnified
4: Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
1 May 2002 OSGR: SP50 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Lesser Celandine
Image 1: Infected leavesImage 2: InfectionImage 3: Infection - enlargedImage 4: Infection - enlarged (2)Image 5: Teliospores
5: Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
10 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Lesions on leaves of Lesser Celandine
Image 1: Lesion on leaf uppersurfaceImage 2: Lesion on leaf uppersurface - close-upImage 3: Lesion on leaf undersurface - close-upImage 4: Lesion on leaf undersurface - close-up (2)Image 5: Lesion on leaf undersurface - close-up (3)Image 6: Lesion on leaf undersurface - close-up (4)Image 7: Lesions on leaf undersurfaceImage 8: Lesions on leaf undersurfaces
6: Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
13 May 1977 OSGR: SE24 53° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on Lesser Celandine
Image 1: Telia - magnifiedImage 2: Telia - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Shattock, R.C. 2004 Microcyclic rusts, m-haustoria and … mycophyllas? Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 132-136.

Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Uromyces ficariae (Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust)

A common rust on Lesser Celandine (the sole host) where the telia form dark brown lesions on the petioles and both surfaces of the leaves. The aecia are unknown.

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