| Affected Part |
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Summary |
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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 |
Summary |
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is foodplant of |
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 |
Muntiacus reevesi |
Muntjac, Barking Deer, Chinese Muntjac |
Artiodactyla: Cervidae |
The Impact of Deer on Woodland Biodiversity, Gill, R., 2000
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/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Muntiacus reevesi/ | Muntiacus reevesi | muntjac, barking deer, Chinese muntjac | | | | |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | feeds on |
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is foodplant of |
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Barynotus moerens |
a weevil |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Barynotus moerens/ | Barynotus moerens | a weevil | | | | |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | feeds on |
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is spotted by amphigenous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph |
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Phyllosticta mercurialis |
a coelomycete |
Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta mercurialis/ | Phyllosticta mercurialis | a coelomycete | | amphigenous, immersed | pycnidium | Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | ? | | | | |
| (6-10) | amphigenous, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on |
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is associate of basidiome |
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Chamaemyces fracidus |
Dewdrop Dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Chamaemyces fracidus/ | Chamaemyces fracidus | dewdrop dapperling | | | | basidiome |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | basidiome is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
 |
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Cystolepiota adulterina |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota adulterina/ | Cystolepiota adulterina | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Cystolepiota hetieri |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota hetieri/ | Cystolepiota hetieri | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Cystolepiota moelleri |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota moelleri/ | Cystolepiota moelleri | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Cystolepiota seminuda |
Bearded Dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Cystolepiota seminuda/ | Cystolepiota seminuda | bearded dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Echinoderma jacobi |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Echinoderma jacobi/ | Echinoderma jacobi | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
 |
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Lepiota subalba |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Lepiota subalba/ | Lepiota subalba | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Lepiota subgracilis |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Lepiota subgracilis/ | Lepiota subgracilis | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Leucoagaricus serenus |
a dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Leucoagaricus serenus/ | Leucoagaricus serenus | a dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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|
is associate of fruitbody |
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Melanophyllum haematospermum |
Redspored Dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Melanophyllum haematospermum/ | Melanophyllum haematospermum | redspored dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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|
is associate of fruitbody |
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|
Conocybe vexans |
Vexing Conecap |
Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe vexans/ | Conocybe vexans | vexing conecap | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
|
|
is associate of fruitbody |
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Entoloma dysthales |
a toadstool |
Agaricales: Entolomataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma dysthales/ | Entoloma dysthales | a toadstool | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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|
is associate of fruitbody |
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Entoloma incarnatofuscescens |
a toadstool |
Agaricales: Entolomataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma incarnatofuscescens/ | Entoloma incarnatofuscescens | a toadstool | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Rhodocybe griseospora |
a toadstool |
Agaricales: Entolomataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Rhodocybe griseospora/ | Rhodocybe griseospora | a toadstool | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
|
|
is associate of fruitbody |
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Inocybe haemacta |
a toadstool |
Agaricales: Inocybaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Inocybe haemacta/ | Inocybe haemacta | a toadstool | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
|
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Coprinopsis cortinata |
an inkcap |
Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis cortinata/ | Coprinopsis cortinata | an inkcap | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
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is associate of fruitbody |
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Tyromyces wynneae |
a bracket fungus |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Tyromyces wynneae/ | Tyromyces wynneae | a bracket fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
| (live) |
|
live may have female |
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Thrips fulvipes |
a thrips |
Thysanoptera: Thripidae |
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips fulvipes/ | Thrips fulvipes | a thrips | | | | female |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | | | |
| (4-8,10) | female may be found on live |
| (live) |
|
live may have male |
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Thrips fulvipes |
a thrips |
Thysanoptera: Thripidae |
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips fulvipes/ | Thrips fulvipes | a thrips | | | | male |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | | | |
| (7-8) | male may be found on live |
| (live) |
|
live may have larva |
|
|
Thrips fulvipes |
a thrips |
Thysanoptera: Thripidae |
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips fulvipes/ | Thrips fulvipes | a thrips | | | | larva |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | | | |
| (6-8) | larva may be found on live |
| (live) |
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live is associate of fruitbody |
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Entoloma araneosum |
a toadstool |
Agaricales: Entolomataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma araneosum/ | Entoloma araneosum | a toadstool | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with live |
| (live) |
|
live is associate of fruitbody |
|
|
Psathyrella leucotephra |
a brittlestem |
Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella leucotephra/ | Psathyrella leucotephra | a brittlestem | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with live |
| flower (live) |
|
live flower is parasitised by aecium |
|
|
Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | flower | | |
| (4-6) | aecium parasitises live flower |
| leaf |
|
leaf is grazed by larva |
 |
|
Hermaeophaga mercurialis |
Dogs-mercury Flea Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hermaeophaga mercurialis/ | Hermaeophaga mercurialis | dogs-mercury flea beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | leaf | | Sole |
| | larva grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is grazed by imago |
|
|
Hermaeophaga mercurialis |
Dogs-mercury Flea Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hermaeophaga mercurialis/ | Hermaeophaga mercurialis | dogs-mercury flea beetle | | | | imago |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | leaf | | |
| | imago grazes on leaf |
| leaf (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Mycena acicula |
Orange Bonnet |
Agaricales: Mycenaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena acicula/ | Mycena acicula | orange bonnet | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead, decayed | leaf | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Cercospora mercurialis |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora mercurialis/ | Cercospora mercurialis | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | amphigenous | colony | Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | leaf | | |
| (8-9) | amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by gregarious, epiphyllous, amber or pale brownish yellow pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Ascochyta mercurialis |
a coelomycete |
Pleosporales |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta mercurialis/ | Ascochyta mercurialis | a coelomycete | | gregarious, epiphyllous, amber or pale brownish yellow | pycnidium | Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | leaf | | |
| (5-9) | gregarious, epiphyllous, amber or pale brownish yellow pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium |
|
|
Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | leaf | | |
| (4-6) | mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, often circinate, elongate and confluent aecium |
|
|
Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | hypophyllous, often circinate, elongate and confluent | | aecium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | leaf | | |
| (4-6) | hypophyllous, often circinate, elongate and confluent aecium causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is galled by resting sporangium |
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Synchytrium mercurialis |
Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism |
Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
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/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium mercurialis/ | Synchytrium mercurialis | dog's mercury wart (causative organism) | | | | resting sporangium |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | leaf | | |
| (4-6) | resting sporangium causes gall of live leaf |
| peduncle (live) |
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live peduncle is parasitised by elongate and confluent, clustered aecium |
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Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | elongate and confluent, clustered | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | peduncle | | |
| (4-6) | elongate and confluent, clustered aecium parasitises live peduncle |
| petiole (live) |
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live petiole is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium |
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Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | petiole | | |
| (4-6) | mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium parasitises live petiole |
| petiole (live) |
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live petiole is spotted by elongate and confluent, clustered aecium |
|
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Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | elongate and confluent, clustered | | aecium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | petiole | | |
| (4-6) | elongate and confluent, clustered aecium causes spots on live petiole |
| stem |
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stem may contain larva |
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Kalcapion pallipes |
Dogs-mercury Seed Weevil |
Coleoptera: Apionidae |
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Kalcapion pallipes/ | Kalcapion pallipes | dogs-mercury seed weevil | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | | stem | | |
| | larva feeds within stem |
| stem (dead, decayed) |
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dead, decayed stem of debris is decayed by fruitbody |
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Mycena acicula |
Orange Bonnet |
Agaricales: Mycenaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena acicula/ | Mycena acicula | orange bonnet | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead, decayed | stem | debris | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem of debris |
| stem (dead, decaying) |
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dead, decaying stem is decayed by fruitbody |
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Typhula uncialis |
a minute club fungus |
Agaricales: Typhulaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Typhulaceae/Typhula uncialis/ | Typhula uncialis | a minute club fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead, decaying | stem | | |
| (spring-summer) | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying stem |
| stem (dead) |
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dead stem is decayed by immersed, then superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph |
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Phoma macrocapsa |
a coelomycete |
Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Phoma macrocapsa/ | Phoma macrocapsa | a coelomycete | | immersed, then superficial | pycnidium | Phoma coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead | stem | | |
| (5) | immersed, then superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (dead) |
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dead stem is decayed by suberumpent, sessile apothecium |
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Pyrenopeziza mercurialidis |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza mercurialidis/ | Pyrenopeziza mercurialidis | a discomycete | | suberumpent, sessile | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead | stem | | |
| (4) | suberumpent, sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (dead) |
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dead stem is decayed by apothecium |
|
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Pyrenopeziza mercurialis |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza mercurialis/ | Pyrenopeziza mercurialis | a discomycete | | | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead | stem | | |
| (2-6) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (dead) |
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dead stem is decayed by apothecium-bearing, elongated stroma |
|
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Spilopodia melanogramma |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Spilopodia melanogramma/ | Spilopodia melanogramma | a discomycete | | apothecium-bearing, elongated | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead | stem | | |
| (2-5) | apothecium-bearing, elongated stroma is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (dead) |
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dead stem is decayed by superficial colony of Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
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Sarcopodium circinatum |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sarcopodium circinatum/ | Sarcopodium circinatum | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | superficial | colony | Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | dead | stem | | |
| | superficial colony of Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (live) |
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live stem may have colony |
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Helicobasidium purpureum |
Violet Root Rot - causative organism |
Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/ | Helicobasidium purpureum | violet root rot (causative organism) | | | | colony |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | stem | | Major |
| | colony may be found on live stem |
| stem (live) |
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live stem is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium |
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Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | stem | | |
| (4-6) | mostly epiphyllous, in small clusters pycnium parasitises live stem |
| stem (live) |
|
live stem is spotted by elongate and confluent, clustered aecium |
|
|
Melampsora rostrupii |
Dog’s Mercury Rust |
Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora rostrupii/ | Melampsora rostrupii | dog's mercury rust | | elongate and confluent, clustered | | aecium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | stem | | |
| (4-6) | elongate and confluent, clustered aecium causes spots on live stem |
| stem (live) |
|
live stem is galled by resting sporangium |
|
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Synchytrium mercurialis |
Dog’s Mercury Wart - causative organism |
Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
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/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium mercurialis/ | Synchytrium mercurialis | dog's mercury wart (causative organism) | | | | resting sporangium |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | live | stem | | |
| (4-6) | resting sporangium causes gall of live stem |
| stem (old, decayed) |
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old, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody |
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Conocybe dumetorum |
Copse Conecap |
Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe dumetorum/ | Conocybe dumetorum | copse conecap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/ | Mercurialis perennis | dog's mercury | | old, decayed | stem | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on old, decayed stem |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Mercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury)
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 38 images of Mercurialis perennis (Dog’s Mercury)
