Records of Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) : | ||||
1: Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) | ||||
19 May 2008 | OSGR: NR92 | 55° 30’ N, 5° 10’ W | Vice County: Clyde Islands (VC 100) | Scotland |
Cluster cups on Nettle | ||||
2: Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) | ||||
15 May 2005 | OSGR: SU68 | 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
Nettle leaf, heavily infected with cluster cups (aecia) | ||||
3: Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) | ||||
30 Apr 2005 | OSGR: SU67 | 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
aecia on Nettle | ||||
4: Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) | ||||
25 May 2000 | OSGR: SU56 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
on Nettle | ||||
5: Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) | ||||
7 May 1977 | OSGR: SU94 | 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W | Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) | England |
on Nettle | ||||
6: Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) | ||||
18 May 1975 | OSGR: SE33 | 53° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W | Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) | England |
on Nettle | ||||
Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 59 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia urticata (Nettle Clustercup Rust) |
A rust fungus forming aecia (cluster cups) on Urtica, and forming uredia and telia on various species of Carex. There are a number of closely-similar varieties which are restricted to different hosts. It is most often seen as the cluster cups which are very common on Nettle, especially near water. Early records may be included under P. caricina from which it has only recently been separated.
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