Microbotryum stygium (Liro) Vánky
(Sorrel Smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum stygium is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus causes swelling of live stem (upper part) Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum stygium/Microbotryum stygiumsorrel smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex acetosa/Rumex acetosacommon sorrellivestem (upper part) (6-9)
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live leaf Minor Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum stygium/Microbotryum stygiumsorrel smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex acetosa/Rumex acetosacommon sorrelliveleafMinor (6-9)
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live flower UK/Ireland Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum stygium/Microbotryum stygiumsorrel smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex acetosa/Rumex acetosacommon sorrelliveflower (6-9)
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus infects and damages live inflorescence UK/Ireland Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae 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/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum stygium/Microbotryum stygiumsorrel smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex acetosa/Rumex acetosacommon sorrelliveinflorescence

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.

Microbotryum stygium (Sorrel Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum stygium (Sorrel Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum stygium (Sorrel Smut)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microbotryum stygium (Sorrel Smut)

Microbotryum stygium (Sorrel Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microbotryum stygium (Sorrel Smut):

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