Puccinia commutata P. Syd. & Syd.
(a rust fungus)

Interactions where Puccinia commutata 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
aecium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous aecium parasitises live yellowed leaf			Centranthus ruber	Red Valerian, Spur Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		hypophyllous		aecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/	Centranthus ruber	red valerian, spur valerian		live yellowed	leaf
aecium		aecium parasitises live petiole			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus				aecium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	petiole
aecium		aecium parasitises live petiole			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus				aecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	petiole
aecium (hypophyllous, circinate or irregularly grouped)		hypophyllous, circinate or irregularly grouped aecium parasitises live leaf			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		hypophyllous, circinate or irregularly grouped		aecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	leaf
aecium (hypophyllous, circinate or irregularly grouped)		hypophyllous, circinate or irregularly grouped aecium parasitises live leaf			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		hypophyllous, circinate or irregularly grouped		aecium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	leaf
aecium (in more or less elongated groups)		in more or less elongated groups aecium parasitises live, pale spotted stem			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		in more or less elongated groups		aecium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live, pale spotted	stem
aecium (in more or less elongated groups)		in more or less elongated groups aecium parasitises live, pale spotted stem			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		in more or less elongated groups		aecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live, pale spotted	stem
pycnium		pycnium parasitises live			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus				pycnium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live
pycnium		pycnium parasitises live			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus				pycnium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live
telium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		hypophyllous		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	leaf
telium (hypophyllous)		hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		hypophyllous		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	leaf
telium (linearly arranged, often confluent)		linearly arranged, often confluent telium causes gall of live, swollen, distorted petiole			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		linearly arranged, often confluent		telium	Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live, swollen, distorted	petiole
telium (linearly arranged, often confluent)		linearly arranged, often confluent telium causes gall of live, swollen, distorted petiole			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		linearly arranged, often confluent		telium	Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live, swollen, distorted	petiole
telium (linearly arranged, often confluent)		linearly arranged, often confluent telium parasitises live stem			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		linearly arranged, often confluent		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	stem
telium (linearly arranged, often confluent)		linearly arranged, often confluent telium parasitises live stem			Valeriana officinalis	Common Valerian	Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae	New or interesting British fungi, Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/	Puccinia commutata	a rust fungus		linearly arranged, often confluent		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana officinalis/	Valeriana officinalis	common valerian		live	stem

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M., 1946	New or interesting British fungi	TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
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
Storey, M.W., 2015	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide	www.bioimages.org.uk

Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia
(a genus of rust fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia
(a genus of rust fungi)

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

Subtaxon				Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of interactions	No of references
Aecidium centranthi				Synonym

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus)
Genus	Puccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
Family	PUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
Order	PUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
Class	PUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
Subphylum	PUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Puccinia commutata 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 Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M.	1946	New or interesting British fungi	TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.

Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

PUCCINIOMYCETES
(rust fungi etc)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

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 Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus):

Puccinia
(a genus of rust fungi)

PUCCINIACEAE
(a family of rust fungi)

PUCCINIALES
(rust fungi)

PUCCINIOMYCETES
(rust fungi etc)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

BioImages

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 51 images of Puccinia commutata (a rust fungus)

Rare

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A rare rust on the leaves of Spur Valerian.

First and only British record in 2009.

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