Puccinia mariana Sacc.
(Milk Thistle Rust)

Interactions where Puccinia mariana 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
telium (mainly epiphyllous, long covered by epidermis) mainly epiphyllous, long covered by epidermis telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Silybum marianum Milk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae New British Records 142: Puccinia mariana Sacc., Gjaerum, H.B. & Dennis, R.W.G., 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 mariana/Puccinia marianamilk thistle rustmainly epiphyllous, long covered by epidermistelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Silybum marianum/Silybum marianummilk thistleliveleaf
uredium (amphigenous) amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Silybum marianum Milk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae New British Records 142: Puccinia mariana Sacc., Gjaerum, H.B. & Dennis, R.W.G., 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 mariana/Puccinia marianamilk thistle rustamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Silybum marianum/Silybum marianummilk thistleliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Gjaerum, H.B. & Dennis, R.W.G., 1997New British Records 142: Puccinia mariana Sacc.Mycologist Vol 11 (4): 151.
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

Puccinia mariana (Milk Thistle Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia mariana (Milk Thistle Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia mariana (Milk Thistle Rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
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 Puccinia mariana (Milk Thistle Rust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gjaerum, H.B. & Dennis, R.W.G. 1997 New British Records 142: Puccinia mariana Sacc. Mycologist Vol 11 (4): 151.

Puccinia mariana (Milk Thistle Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Puccinia mariana (Milk Thistle Rust):

VU/D2

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