Melampsora euphorbiae (Ficinus & C. Schub.) Castagne
(Spurge Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
GenusMelampsora (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyMELAMPSORACEAE (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 Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust) :
1: Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
20 Jun 2010 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Uredia on leaves of Dwarf Spurge
Image 1: Infected plants - white backgroundImage 2: Uredia - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Uredia - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Uredia - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 9: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 10: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (6)Image 11: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (7)Image 12: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (8)Image 13: Uredia - close-up - highly enlarged (9)Image 14: Uredia - close-up - magnifiedImage 15: Uredia - close-up - magnified (2)Image 16: Uredia - close-up - magnified (3)Image 17: Uredia - close-up - magnified (4)Image 18: Uredospores and uredoparaphyses - magnifiedImage 19: Uredospores - magnified
2: Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
19 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Petty Spurge
Image 1: Petty Spurge laid low by rust infection
3: Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
18 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on caper spurge
Image 1: Infected Euphorbia leaf - uppersideImage 2: Infected Euphorbia leaf - undersideImage 3: Infection on lower side of leaf - close-up
4: Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
12 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
II on leaves and bracts, III on lower stems of Petty Spurge
Image 1: Infected plantImage 2: Telia on lower stemImage 3: Telia on lower stem (2)Image 4: Uredia on leaves and bracts

Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 41 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melampsora euphorbiae (Spurge Rust)
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