Cronartium quercuum Miyabe
(Oak Rust)

Interactions where Cronartium quercuum is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus boisiseri an exotic oak Fagales: Fagaceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus boisiseri/Quercus boisiserian exotic oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus ilex Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/Quercus ilexholm oak, evergreen oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus lobata an oak Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus lobata/Quercus lobataan oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus macranthera an oak Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus macranthera/Quercus macrantheraan oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Fagales: Fagaceae The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus petraea/Quercus petraeasessile oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus reticulata an oak Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus reticulata/Quercus reticulataan oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (sucker shoot) UK/Ireland Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium quercuum/Cronartium quercuumoak rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/Quercus roburpedunculate oakliveleaf (sucker shoot)

Cronartium quercuum (Oak Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cronartium quercuum (Oak Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Henderson, D.M., 2004The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants35pp, British Mycological Society
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCronartium quercuum (Oak Rust)
GenusCronartium (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyCRONARTIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (pucciniomycete fungi)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cronartium quercuum (Oak Rust)

Cronartium quercuum (Oak Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cronartium quercuum (Oak Rust):

A scattering of records throughout southern England, especially on non-native oaks.

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