Tranzschelia discolor (Fuckel) Tranzschel & Litv.
(Plum Rust)

Interactions where Tranzschelia discolor is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
aecium		aecium causes gall of live leaf			Anemone coronaria	Crown Anemone, Poppy Anemone	Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae	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 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				aecium	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Anemone coronaria/	Anemone coronaria	crown anemone, poppy anemone		live	leaf				(4-5)
pycnium		pycnium parasitises live leaf			Anemone coronaria	Crown Anemone, Poppy Anemone	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/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				pycnium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Anemone coronaria/	Anemone coronaria	crown anemone, poppy anemone		live	leaf
aecium		aecium causes gall of live leaf			Anemone fulgens	Scarlet Windflower	Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				aecium	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Anemone fulgens/	Anemone fulgens	scarlet windflower		live	leaf				(4-5)
pycnium		pycnium causes gall of live leaf			Anemone fulgens	Scarlet Windflower	Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae	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/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				pycnium	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Anemone fulgens/	Anemone fulgens	scarlet windflower		live	leaf
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus armeniaca	Apricot	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/	Prunus armeniaca	apricot		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus armeniaca	Apricot	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/	Prunus armeniaca	apricot		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus domestica	Wild Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/	Prunus domestica	wild plum		live	leaf		Major		(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus domestica	Wild Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/	Prunus domestica	wild plum		live	leaf		Major		(7-9)
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus domestica ssp domestica	Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/	Prunus domestica subsp. domestica	plum		live	leaf		Major		(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus domestica ssp domestica	Plum	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/	Prunus domestica subsp. domestica	plum		live	leaf		Major		(7-9)
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus dulcis	Almond	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/	Prunus dulcis	almond		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus dulcis	Almond	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/	Prunus dulcis	almond		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus persica	Peach and Nectarine	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica/	Prunus persica	peach and nectarine		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus persica	Peach and Nectarine	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica/	Prunus persica	peach and nectarine		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus persica var nectarina	Nectarine	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica var nectarina/	Prunus persica var nectarina	nectarine		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus persica var nectarina	Nectarine	Rosales: Rosaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus persica var nectarina/	Prunus persica var nectarina	nectarine		live	leaf		Minor		(7-9)
telium		telium parasitises live leaf			Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn, Sloe	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust				telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe	?	live	leaf				(7-9)
uredium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf			Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn, Sloe	Rosales: Rosaceae	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/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/	Tranzschelia discolor	plum rust		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe	?	live	leaf				(7-9)

Tranzschelia discolor (Plum Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Tranzschelia discolor (Plum Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tranzschelia
(a genus of rust fungi)

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls	95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Tranzschelia discolor (Plum Rust)
Genus	Tranzschelia (a genus of rust fungi)
Family	UROPYXIDACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
Order	PUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
Class	PUCCINIOMYCETES (pucciniomycete fungi)
Subphylum	PUCCINIOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Tranzschelia discolor is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Pucciniomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tranzschelia discolor (Plum Rust)

Tranzschelia discolor (Plum Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

PUCCINIOMYCETES
(pucciniomycete fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tranzschelia discolor (Plum Rust):

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

PUCCINIOMYCETES
(pucciniomycete fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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