Microbotryum scorzonerae (Alb. & Schwein.) G. Deml & Prillinger
(Viper’s Grass Smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum scorzonerae 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
parasitises live capitulum UK/Ireland Scorzonera humilis Viper’s-grass Asterales: Asteraceae Microbotryum silybum sp.nov. (Microbotryales), Vánky, K. & Berner, D., 2003
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum scorzonerae/Microbotryum scorzoneraeviper's grass smut Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzonera humilis/Scorzonera humilisviper's-grasslivecapitulum

Author & YearTitleSource
Vánky, K. & Berner, D., 2003Microbotryum silybum sp.nov. (Microbotryales)Mycotaxon Vol 85: 307-311.

Microbotryum scorzonerae (Viper’s Grass Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum scorzonerae (Viper’s Grass Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum scorzonerae (Viper’s Grass 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 scorzonerae (Viper’s Grass Smut)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gale, B. 2017 Personal Communication

Microbotryum scorzonerae (Viper’s Grass Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microbotryum scorzonerae (Viper’s Grass Smut):

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