Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Pers.) R. Bauer & Oberw.
(Goatsbeard Smut)

Interactions where Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis 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 sorus infects and damages live floret UK/Ireland Tragopogon salsifies and goat’s-beards Asterales: Asteraceae Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungi, Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis/Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensisgoatsbeard smutsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tragopogon/Tragopogonsalsifies and goat’s-beardslivefloret
sorus sorus infects and damages live, purple-stained inflorescence UK/Ireland Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis/Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensisgoatsbeard smutsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tragopogon porrifolius/Tragopogon porrifoliussalsifylive, purple-stainedinflorescence (5-6)
sorus sorus infects and damages live, purple-stained inflorescence UK/Ireland Tragopogon pratensis Goat’s-beard, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon Asterales: Asteraceae 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
Microbotryum silybum sp.nov. (Microbotryales), Vánky, K. & Berner, D., 2003
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis/Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensisgoatsbeard smutsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tragopogon pratensis/Tragopogon pratensisgoat’s-beard, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noonlive, purple-stainedinflorescence (5-6)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006Additions and amendments to the list of British smut fungiMycologist 20 (3): 90-96.
Vánky, K. & Berner, D., 2003Microbotryum silybum sp.nov. (Microbotryales)Mycotaxon Vol 85: 307-311.

Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrobotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard 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 tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut)

Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1985 The basidium in Ustilago tragopogonis-pratensis TBMS Vol 84 (4): 731-732.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Microbotryum tragopogonis-pratensis (Goatsbeard Smut)
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