Microbotryum marginale (DC.) Vánky
(Bistort Silver Rust)

Interactions where Microbotryum marginale 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
sorus (marginal, embedded) marginal, embedded sorus infects and damages inrolled, silvery then blackish brown leaf margin UK/IrelandRestricted Persicaria bistorta Common Bistort Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum marginale/Microbotryum marginalebistort silver rustmarginal, embeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria bistorta/Persicaria bistortacommon bistortinrolled, silvery then blackish brownleaf marginSole (5-8)

Author & YearTitleSource
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)
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 marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)

Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 32 images of Microbotryum marginale (Bistort Silver Rust)

EX 1921

A easily recognised smut which forms silver then black patches along the margins of Common Bistort (Persicaria bistorta) leaves. It is not uncommon in South Yorkshire & Lancashire.

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