Coleosporium tussilaginis (Pers.) Lév.
(a rust fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColeosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
GenusColeosporium (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 Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus) :
1: Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
11 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Uredia on Common Cow-wheat
Image 1: Uredia - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 5: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 6: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (6)
2: Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
25 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on underside of leaves of Nettle-leaved Bellflower . Photos: infection, teliospores
Image 1: Infected leaf - uppersideImage 2: Infected leaf - upperside (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - upperside (3)Image 4: Infected leaf - upperside (4)Image 5: Infected leaf - undersideImage 6: Infected leaf - underside (2)Image 7: Infected leaf - underside (3)Image 8: Infected leaf - underside (4)Image 9: Infection - highly enlargedImage 10: Infection - highly enlarged (2)Image 11: Infection - highly enlarged (3)Image 12: Teliospores - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Teliospores - microscope low magnification (2)
3: Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
22 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH80 57° 10’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Telia on Common Cow-wheat
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 2: Infected plant - pale backgroundImage 3: Infected plant - pale background (2)Image 4: Infected leaf - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Infection - leaf top surface - highly enlargedImage 8: Infection - leaf top surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Infection - leaf under surface - highly enlargedImage 10: Infection - leaf under surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 11: Infection - leaf under surface - highly enlarged (3)Image 12: Infection - leaf under surface - highly enlarged (4)Image 13: Developing teliospores and three uredospores - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Developing teliospores and two uredospores - magnifiedImage 15: Developing teliospores and two uredospores - magnified (2)Image 16: Developing teliospores and uredospores - microscope low magnificationImage 17: Teliospores - developing - microscope low magnificationImage 18: Uredospore - magnifiedImage 19: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 20: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 21: Uredospores - magnified (3)Image 22: Uredospores - microscope low magnification
4: Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
17 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Red Barstia
Image 1: Infected leaf tip - underside - magnifiedImage 2: Infected leaf - underside - enlargedImage 3: Infected leaves - underside - enlargedImage 4: Uredospores - magnified
5: Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
2 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Eyebright
Image 1: Uredia on leaf undersidesImage 2: Uredia on leaf undersides (2)Image 3: Uredia on leaf undersides (3)Image 4: Uredia on leaf undersides (4)Image 5: Uredia on leaf undersideImage 6: Uredia on leaf underside (2)Image 7: Uredia on leaf underside (3)Image 8: Uredia on leaf underside (4)Image 9: Uredia on leaf underside (5)Image 10: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 11: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 12: Uredospores - magnified (3)Image 13: Uredospores - magnified (4)
6: Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
19 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Coltsfoot leaves
Image 1: Leaf with heavy infection - undersideImage 2: Leaf with mild infection - uppersideImage 3: Leaf with mild infection - upperside - close-upImage 4: Leaf with mild infection - undersideImage 5: Leaf with mild infection - underside - close-upImage 6: Uredia (orange)Image 7: Uredia (orange) and telia (red, under the tomentum)Image 8: Uredia (orange), with telia (red) hiding under the tomentumImage 9: Uredia - heavy infection on leafImage 10: Developing teliospore - magnifiedImage 11: Uredospores - surface ornamentation - highly magnifiedImage 12: Uredospores - surface view - magnifiedImage 13: Uredospores - two levels of focus - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2003 Path News Issue 3: April 2003

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 86 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coleosporium tussilaginis (a rust fungus)

A very common rust throughout our area with spermatia and aecia on Pinus and races that produce uredia and telia on the leaves and stems of various plants, especially Asteraceae, Campanulaceae and Scrophulariaceae. Most often seen on Tussilago, Petasites and Campanula.

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