Urocystis eranthidis (Pass.) Ainsw. & Sampson
(Winter Aconite Smut)

Interactions where Urocystis eranthidis 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
(embedded) embedded sorus causes swelling of live leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis eranthidis/Urocystis eranthidiswinter aconite smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Eranthis hyemalis/Eranthis hyemaliswinter aconiteliveleafSole (4-5)
(embedded) embedded sorus causes swelling of live petiole UK/IrelandRestricted Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis eranthidis/Urocystis eranthidiswinter aconite smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Eranthis hyemalis/Eranthis hyemaliswinter aconitelivepetioleSole (4-5)
(embedded) embedded sorus causes swelling of live stem UK/IrelandRestricted Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis eranthidis/Urocystis eranthidiswinter aconite smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Eranthis hyemalis/Eranthis hyemaliswinter aconitelivestemSole (4-5)

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

Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite 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 eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut)

Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite 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 eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Urocystis eranthidis (Winter Aconite Smut)

Predominantly in eastern England, recent records are from Buckinghamshire and Huntingdonshire.

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