Mercurialis perennis L.
(Dog’s Mercury)

Interactions where Mercurialis perennis 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').

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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 foodplant of Muntiacus reevesi Muntjac, Barking Deer, Chinese Muntjac Artiodactyla: Cervidae The Impact of Deer on Woodland Biodiversity, Gill, R., 2000
/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Muntiacus reevesi/Muntiacus reevesimuntjac, barking deer, Chinese muntjac Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury feeds on
is foodplant of Barynotus moerens a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Barynotus moerens/Barynotus moerensa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury feeds on
is spotted by amphigenous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Questionable Phyllosticta mercurialis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta mercurialis/Phyllosticta mercurialisa coelomyceteamphigenous, immersedpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury? (6-10)amphigenous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on
is associate of basidiome Chamaemyces fracidus Dewdrop Dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Chamaemyces fracidus/Chamaemyces fracidusdewdrop dapperlingbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury basidiome is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Coprinus cortinatus an inkcap Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Coprinus cortinatus/Coprinus cortinatusan inkcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Cystolepiota adulterina a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota adulterina/Cystolepiota adulterinaa dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Cystolepiota hetieri a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota hetieri/Cystolepiota hetieria dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Cystolepiota moelleri a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota moelleri/Cystolepiota moelleria dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Cystolepiota seminuda Bearded Dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota seminuda/Cystolepiota seminudabearded dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Echinoderma jacobi a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Echinoderma jacobi/Echinoderma jacobia dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Lepiota subalba a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Lepiota subalba/Lepiota subalbaa dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Lepiota subgracilis a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Lepiota subgracilis/Lepiota subgracilisa dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Leucoagaricus serenus a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Leucoagaricus serenus/Leucoagaricus serenusa dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Melanophyllum haematospermum Redspored Dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/Melanophyllum haematospermumredspored dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Conocybe vexans Vexing Conecap Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe vexans/Conocybe vexansvexing conecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Entoloma incarnatofuscescens a toadstool Agaricales: Entolomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma incarnatofuscescens/Entoloma incarnatofuscescensa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Entoloma dysthales a toadstool Agaricales: Entolomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma dysthales/Entoloma dysthalesa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Rhodocybe griseospora a toadstool Agaricales: Entolomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Rhodocybe griseospora/Rhodocybe griseosporaa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Inocybe haemacta a toadstool Agaricales: Inocybaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Inocybe haemacta/Inocybe haemactaa toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Tyromyces wynneae a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Tyromyces wynneae/Tyromyces wynneaea bracket fungusfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor fruitbody is associated with
(live) live may have female Thrips fulvipes a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips fulvipes/Thrips fulvipesa thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylive (4-8,10)female may be found on live
(live) live may have male Thrips fulvipes a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips fulvipes/Thrips fulvipesa thripsmale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylive (7-8)male may be found on live
(live) live may have larva Thrips fulvipes a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips fulvipes/Thrips fulvipesa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylive (6-8)larva may be found on live
(live) live is associate of fruitbody Entoloma araneosum a toadstool Agaricales: Entolomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma araneosum/Entoloma araneosuma toadstoolfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylive fruitbody is associated with live
(live) live is associate of fruitbody Psathyrella leucotephra a brittlestem Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella leucotephra/Psathyrella leucotephraa brittlestemfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylive fruitbody is associated with live
flower (live) live flower is parasitised by aecium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustaecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryliveflower (4-6)aecium parasitises live flower
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Hermaeophaga mercurialis Dogs-mercury Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hermaeophaga mercurialis/Hermaeophaga mercurialisdogs-mercury flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Hermaeophaga mercurialis Dogs-mercury Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hermaeophaga mercurialis/Hermaeophaga mercurialisdogs-mercury flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody Major Mycena acicula Orange Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena acicula/Mycena aciculaorange bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydead, decayedleafMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cercospora mercurialis a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora mercurialis/Cercospora mercurialisa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryliveleaf (8-9)amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by gregarious, epiphyllous, amber or pale brownish yellow pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta mercurialis a coelomycete Pleosporales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta mercurialis/Ascochyta mercurialisa coelomycetegregarious, epiphyllous, amber or pale brownish yellowpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryliveleaf (5-9)gregarious, epiphyllous, amber or pale brownish yellow pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustmostly epiphyllous, in small clusterspycnium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryliveleaf (4-6)mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, often circinate, elongate and confluent aecium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rusthypophyllous, often circinate, elongate and confluentaecium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryliveleaf (4-6)hypophyllous, often circinate, elongate and confluent aecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by resting sporangium UK/Ireland Synchytrium mercurialis Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium mercurialis/Synchytrium mercurialisdog's mercury wart (causative organism)resting sporangium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryliveleaf (4-6)resting sporangium causes gall of live leaf
peduncle (live) live peduncle is parasitised by elongate and confluent, clustered aecium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustelongate and confluent, clusteredaecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivepeduncle (4-6)elongate and confluent, clustered aecium parasitises live peduncle
petiole (live) live petiole is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustmostly epiphyllous, in small clusterspycnium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivepetiole (4-6)mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium parasitises live petiole
petiole (live) live petiole is spotted by elongate and confluent, clustered aecium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustelongate and confluent, clusteredaecium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivepetiole (4-6)elongate and confluent, clustered aecium causes spots on live petiole
stem stem may contain larva Kalcapion pallipes Dogs-mercury Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Kalcapion pallipes/Kalcapion pallipesdogs-mercury seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurystem larva feeds within stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem of debris is decayed by fruitbody Major Mycena acicula Orange Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena acicula/Mycena aciculaorange bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydead, decayedstemdebrisMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem of debris
stem (dead, decaying) dead, decaying stem is decayed by fruitbody Typhula uncialis a minute club fungus Agaricales: Typhulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Typhulaceae/Typhula uncialis/Typhula uncialisa minute club fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydead, decayingstem (spring-summer)fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, then superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma macrocapsa a coelomycete Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Phoma macrocapsa/Phoma macrocapsaa coelomyceteimmersed, then superficialpycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydeadstem (5)immersed, then superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by suberumpent, sessile apothecium Pyrenopeziza mercurialidis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza mercurialidis/Pyrenopeziza mercurialidisa discomycetesuberumpent, sessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydeadstem (4)suberumpent, sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Pyrenopeziza mercurialis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza mercurialis/Pyrenopeziza mercurialisa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydeadstem (2-6)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium-bearing, elongated stroma Spilopodia melanogramma a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Spilopodia melanogramma/Spilopodia melanogrammaa discomyceteapothecium-bearing, elongatedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydeadstem (2-5)apothecium-bearing, elongated stroma is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial colony of Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph Sarcopodium circinatum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sarcopodium circinatum/Sarcopodium circinatuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungussuperficialcolonySarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydeadstem superficial colony of Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem may have colony Major Helicobasidium purpureum Violet Root Rot - causative organism Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae 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/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/Helicobasidium purpureumviolet root rot (causative organism)colony Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivestemMajor colony may be found on live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustmostly epiphyllous, in small clusterspycnium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivestem (4-6)mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by elongate and confluent, clustered aecium UK/Ireland Melampsora populnea Pine Twisting Rust, Dog’s Mercury Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapine twisting rust, dog's mercury rustelongate and confluent, clusteredaecium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivestem (4-6)elongate and confluent, clustered aecium causes spots on live stem
stem (live) live stem is galled by resting sporangium UK/Ireland Synchytrium mercurialis Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium mercurialis/Synchytrium mercurialisdog's mercury wart (causative organism)resting sporangium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurylivestem (4-6)resting sporangium causes gall of live stem
stem (old, decayed) old, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Conocybe dumetorum Copse Conecap Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe dumetorum/Conocybe dumetorumcopse conecapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryold, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on old, decayed stem

Mercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Gill, R., 2000The Impact of Deer on Woodland BiodiversityForestry Commission Information Notes, 36, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk
Webster, J., 1980Introduction to FungiSecond edition, 669pp, Cambridge University Press
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966British Rust Fungi384pp, Cambridge University Press
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury)
GenusMercurialis (mercuries)
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE (spurges)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury)

Mercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Mercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury):

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