Uromyces colchici Massee
(Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust)

Interactions where Uromyces colchici 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 (amphigenous) amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Colchicum autumnale Meadow Saffron Liliales: Colchicaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces colchici/Uromyces colchicirusty naked ladies, colchicum rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum autumnale/Colchicum autumnalemeadow saffronliveleaf
telium (amphigenous) amphigenous telium infects and damages live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Colchicum speciosum a garden colchicum Liliales: Colchicaceae British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces colchici/Uromyces colchicirusty naked ladies, colchicum rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum speciosum/Colchicum speciosuma garden colchicumliveleafMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966British Rust Fungi384pp, Cambridge University Press

Uromyces colchici (Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Uromyces colchici (Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUromyces colchici (Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust)
GenusUromyces (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 Uromyces colchici (Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Shorten, D., McVeigh, A., Woods, A. & Ainsworth, M. 2013 Smutty Naked Ladies: new discoveries at Long Hanborough & Westonbirt Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 124-127.

Uromyces colchici (Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum 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 Uromyces colchici (Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust):

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