Urocystis gladiolicola Ainsw.
(Gladiolus Smut)

Interactions where Urocystis gladiolicola 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 leaf UK/Ireland Gladiolus x hortulanus cultivated gladiolus, large-flowered gladiolus Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis gladiolicola/Urocystis gladiolicolagladiolus smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus x hortulanus/Gladiolus x hortulanuscultivated gladiolus, large-flowered gladiolusliveleaf (6-12)
sorus (embedded) embedded sorus parasitises live corm Gladiolus x hortulanus cultivated gladiolus, large-flowered gladiolus Asparagales: Iridaceae 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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis gladiolicola/Urocystis gladiolicolagladiolus smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus x hortulanus/Gladiolus x hortulanuscultivated gladiolus, large-flowered gladioluslivecorm (6-12)

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
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

Urocystis gladiolicola (Gladiolus Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Urocystis gladiolicola (Gladiolus Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis gladiolicola (Gladiolus Smut)
GenusUrocystis (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUROCYSTIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderUROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urocystis gladiolicola (Gladiolus Smut)

Urocystis gladiolicola (Gladiolus Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Urocystis gladiolicola (Gladiolus Smut):

A few records on cultivated (and often imported) Gladioli.

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