Melampsorella caryophyllacearum J. Schröt.
(a rust fungus)

Interactions where Melampsorella caryophyllacearum 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
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Cerastium arcticum Arctic Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium arcticum/Cerastium arcticumArctic mouse-earliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Cerastium arcticum Arctic Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium arcticum/Cerastium arcticumArctic mouse-earliveleaf
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium arvense/Cerastium arvensefield mouse-earliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium arvense/Cerastium arvensefield mouse-earliveleaf
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare a common mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Cerastium fontanum ssp vulgare a common mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare/Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgarea common mouse-earliveleaf
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium glomeratum/Cerastium glomeratumsticky mouse-earliveleaf
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium semidecandrum/Cerastium semidecandrumlittle mouse-earliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium semidecandrum/Cerastium semidecandrumlittle mouse-earliveleaf
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium tomentosum/Cerastium tomentosumsnow-in-summerliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium tomentosum/Cerastium tomentosumsnow-in-summerliveleaf
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Minor Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria graminea/Stellaria graminealesser stitchwortliveleafMinor
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Minor Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria graminea/Stellaria graminealesser stitchwortliveleafMinor
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Minor Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleafMinor
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Minor Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria holostea/Stellaria holosteagreater stitchwortliveleafMinor
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Stellaria mediaQuestionable Common Chickweed Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria media/Stellaria mediacommon chickweed?liveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Stellaria mediaQuestionable Common Chickweed Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria media/Stellaria mediacommon chickweed?liveleaf
mycelium mycelium causes gall of stem Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsstem
aecium (hypophyllous, either side of midrib) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophyllous, either side of midribaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)
mycelium mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem
pycnium pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies alba European Silver-fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies alba/Abies albaeuropean silver-firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, either side of midrib) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophyllous, either side of midribaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)
mycelium mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem
pycnium pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies cephalonica Greek Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, either side of midrib) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies concolor var lowiana Low’s White Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophyllous, either side of midribaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies concolor var. lowiana/Abies concolor var. lowianaLow's white firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)
mycelium mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Abies concolor var lowiana Low’s White Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies concolor var. lowiana/Abies concolor var. lowianaLow's white firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem
pycnium pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies concolor var lowiana Low’s White Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies concolor var. lowiana/Abies concolor var. lowianaLow's white firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, either side of midrib) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies nordmanniana Caucasian Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophyllous, either side of midribaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)
mycelium mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Abies nordmanniana Caucasian Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem
pycnium pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies nordmanniana Caucasian Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle
aecium (hypophyllous, either side of midrib) hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies pinsapo Spanish Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophyllous, either side of midribaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/Abies pinsapospanish firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)
mycelium mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem Abies pinsapo Spanish Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/Abies pinsapospanish firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem
pycnium pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle Abies pinsapo Spanish Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies pinsapo/Abies pinsapospanish firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle

Interactions where Melampsorella caryophyllacearum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
is grazed by larva Foreign Mycodiplosis coniophaga a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat, Holz, B., 1970
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Mycodiplosis coniophaga/Mycodiplosis coniophagaa gall midgelarva Fungus / external feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungus larva grazes on

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum (a rust fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum (a rust fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Holz, B., 1970Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelampsorella caryophyllacearum (a rust fungus)
FamilyPUCCINIASTRACEAE (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 Melampsorella caryophyllacearum (a rust fungus)

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum (a rust fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melampsorella caryophyllacearum (a rust fungus):

Records cluster around the locations of interested recorders, so probably not uncommon. Several of the telial hosts are very widespread and abundant.

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