Urocystis floccosa (Wallr.) D.M. Hend.
(Green Hellebore Smut)

Interactions where Urocystis floccosa 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 leaf UK/Ireland Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae 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 floccosa/Urocystis floccosagreen hellebore smut Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus viridis/Helleborus viridisgreen helleboreliveleaf
parasitises live petiole Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis floccosa/Urocystis floccosagreen hellebore smut Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus viridis/Helleborus viridisgreen helleborelivepetiole

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis floccosa (Green Hellebore 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 floccosa (Green Hellebore Smut)

Urocystis floccosa (Green Hellebore 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 floccosa (Green Hellebore Smut):

EX 1957

A few records, mostly Yorkshire, although there is a 19th century record from North Wiltshire.

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