Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (DC.) G. Winter
(Wood Spurge Rust)

Interactions where Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae 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
pynium pynium infects and damages live leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae 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/Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae/Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticaewood spurge rustpynium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia amygdaloides/Euphorbia amygdaloideswood spurgeliveleafSole
telium (aecidioid, mostly hypophyllous) aecidioid, mostly hypophyllous telium infects and damages live leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae 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/Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae/Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticaewood spurge rustaecidioid, mostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia amygdaloides/Euphorbia amygdaloideswood spurgeliveleafSole (4-6)

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

Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEndophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)
GenusEndophyllum (a form-genus of rusts)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
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 Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)

Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 64 images of Endophyllum euphorbiae-sylvaticae (Wood Spurge Rust)

Where this species is abundant, such as Isle of Portland, Dorset, the pycnia scent the air during April.

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