Puccinia punctata (a rust fungus)

Interactions where Puccinia punctata 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 State	Active Stage	Relationship	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Cruciata laevipes	Crosswort	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/	Cruciata laevipes	crosswort	live	leaf
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Cruciata laevipes	Crosswort	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/	Cruciata laevipes	crosswort	live
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Cruciata laevipes	Crosswort	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/	Cruciata laevipes	crosswort	live	leaf
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Cruciata laevipes	Crosswort	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/	Cruciata laevipes	crosswort	live	leaf
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium aparine	Cleavers, Goosegrass	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium aparine/	Galium aparine	cleavers, goosegrass	live	leaf	Minor
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium aparine	Cleavers, Goosegrass	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium aparine/	Galium aparine	cleavers, goosegrass	live		Minor
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium aparine	Cleavers, Goosegrass	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium aparine/	Galium aparine	cleavers, goosegrass	live	leaf	Minor
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium aparine	Cleavers, Goosegrass	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium aparine/	Galium aparine	cleavers, goosegrass	live	leaf	Minor
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw	live	leaf
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw	live
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw	live	leaf
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium mollugo	Hedge Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium mollugo/	Galium mollugo	hedge bedstraw	live	leaf
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium odoratum	Woodruff	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/	Galium odoratum	woodruff	live	leaf	Minor
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium odoratum	Woodruff	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/	Galium odoratum	woodruff	live		Minor
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium odoratum	Woodruff	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/	Galium odoratum	woodruff	live	leaf	Minor
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium odoratum	Woodruff	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/	Galium odoratum	woodruff	live	leaf	Minor
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium palustre	Common Marsh-bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/	Galium palustre	common marsh-bedstraw	live	leaf
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium palustre	Common Marsh-bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/	Galium palustre	common marsh-bedstraw	live
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium palustre	Common Marsh-bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/	Galium palustre	common marsh-bedstraw	live	leaf
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium palustre	Common Marsh-bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium palustre/	Galium palustre	common marsh-bedstraw	live	leaf
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw	live		Major
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium saxatile/	Galium saxatile	heath bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium sterneri	Limestone Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium sterneri/	Galium sterneri	limestone bedstraw	live	leaf
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium sterneri	Limestone Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium sterneri/	Galium sterneri	limestone bedstraw	live
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium sterneri	Limestone Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium sterneri/	Galium sterneri	limestone bedstraw	live	leaf
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium sterneri	Limestone Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium sterneri/	Galium sterneri	limestone bedstraw	live	leaf
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium uliginosum	Fen Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium uliginosum/	Galium uliginosum	fen bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium uliginosum	Fen Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium uliginosum/	Galium uliginosum	fen bedstraw	live		Major
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium uliginosum	Fen Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium uliginosum/	Galium uliginosum	fen bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium uliginosum	Fen Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium uliginosum/	Galium uliginosum	fen bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
aecium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf	Galium verum	Lady’S Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	hypophyllous	aecium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium verum/	Galium verum	lady’s bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
pycnium	pycnium parasitises live	Galium verum	Lady’S Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus		pycnium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium verum/	Galium verum	lady’s bedstraw	live		Major
telium (amphigenous)	amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf	Galium verum	Lady’S Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	telium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium verum/	Galium verum	lady’s bedstraw	live	leaf	Major
uredium (amphigenous)	amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf	Galium verum	Lady’S Bedstraw	Gentianales: Rubiaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/	Puccinia punctata	a rust fungus	amphigenous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium verum/	Galium verum	lady’s bedstraw	live	leaf	Major

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Holz, B., 1970	Revision 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., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Species	Puccinia punctata (a rust fungus)
Genus	Puccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
Family	PUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
Order	PUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
Class	PUCCINIOMYCETES (pucciniomycete fungi)
Subphylum	PUCCINIOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Puccinia punctata Link
(a rust fungus)

Interactions where Puccinia punctata is the controlling partner and gains from the process

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

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