Chrysomyxa pyrolata (Körn.) G. Winter
(Wintergreen Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysomyxa pyrolata (Wintergreen Rust)
GenusChrysomyxa (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyCOLEOSPORIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chrysomyxa pyrolata (Wintergreen Rust) :
1: Chrysomyxa pyrolata (Wintergreen Rust)
22 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD21 53° 40’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: South Lancs (VC 59) England
Uredia, on underside of Round-leaved Wintergreen (dune ssp.) leaves
Image 1: Infected hostImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface - enlargedImage 3: Infected leaf - top surface - enlarged (2)Image 4: Infected leaf - top surface - enlarged (3)Image 5: Infected leaf - under surface - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Infected leaf - under surface - enlarged - grey background (2)Image 7: Uredia and peridium fragment - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Uredial chains and peridium fragment - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Uredial chains and peridium fragment - magnified - white background (2)Image 10: Uredial peridium fragment - magnified - white backgroundImage 11: Uredial peridium fragment - magnified - white background (2)Image 12: Uredia - magnified - white background

Chrysomyxa pyrolata (Wintergreen Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysomyxa pyrolata (Wintergreen Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chrysomyxa pyrolata (Wintergreen Rust)

Rare

EN/B

Early records were from East Gloucestershire, Formby in South Lancashire and various parts of Scotland. It was found in South Wiltshire (Fonthill Terraces) in the 1970’s, but apparently hasn’t been seen since 1975. All our records are from Pyrola spp. The aecia (on Picea cone scales) are unknown in this country although can cause infections of epidemic proportion in Norway, so presumably could cope with our climate.

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