Colchicum autumnale L.
(Meadow Saffron)

Interactions where Colchicum autumnale is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium UK/Ireland Uromyces colchici Rusty Naked Ladies, Colchicum Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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 amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by linear sorus UK/Ireland Urocystis colchici Colchicum Smut, Smutty Naked Ladies Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae 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
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
Urocystis colchici, Mordue, J.E.M., 1970
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis colchici/Urocystis colchicicolchicum smut, smutty naked ladieslinearsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum autumnale/Colchicum autumnalemeadow saffronliveleaf linear sorus parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984Ustilaginales of the British IslesMycological Papers, No 154, 96pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Mordue, J.E.M., 1970Urocystis colchiciI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 968.
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966British Rust Fungi384pp, Cambridge University Press

Colchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron)
GenusColchicum (colchicums)
FamilyCOLCHICACEAE (colchicums)
OrderLILIALES (lilies)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Colchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron)

Colchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Colchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron):

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