| 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 larva |
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Bagous tempestivus |
a weevil |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Bagous tempestivus/ | Bagous tempestivus | a weevil | | | | larva |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | | | |
| | larva feeds on |
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is parasitised by conidial anamorph |
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Erysiphe aquilegiae var ranunculi |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi/ | Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi | a powdery mildew | | | | conidial anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | | | |
| | conidial anamorph parasitises |
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is parasitised by cleistothecium |
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Erysiphe aquilegiae var ranunculi |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi/ | Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi | a powdery mildew | | | | cleistothecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | | | |
| | cleistothecium parasitises |
| (live) |
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live is parasitised by sporangium |
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Peronospora ranunculi |
a downy mildew |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
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/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora ranunculi/ | Peronospora ranunculi | a downy mildew | | | | sporangium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | | | Major |
| | sporangium parasitises live |
| (live) |
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live is parasitised by pycnium |
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Puccinia magnusiana |
Reed/Buttercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia magnusiana/ | Puccinia magnusiana | reed/buttercup rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | | | |
| | pycnium parasitises live |
| (live) |
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live is parasitised by pycnium |
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Uromyces dactylidis |
Celandine Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/ | Uromyces dactylidis | celandine clustercup rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | | | |
| | pycnium parasitises live |
| flower |
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flower is grazed by adult |
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Phaedon concinnus |
a leaf beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon concinnus/ | Phaedon concinnus | a leaf beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / open feeder | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | flower | | |
| (4-10) | adult grazes on flower |
| flower |
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flower may have adult |
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Plateumaris sericea |
a reed beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Plateumaris sericea/ | Plateumaris sericea | a reed beetle | | | | adult |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | flower | | |
| (1-)6(-12) | adult may be found on flower |
| leaf-mine |
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leaf-mine may house puparium |
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Phytomyza fallaciosa |
a leaf-mining fly |
Diptera: Agromyzidae |
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/ | Phytomyza fallaciosa | a leaf-mining fly | | | | puparium |
Plant / resting place / within | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf-mine | | |
| | puparium may be found in leaf-mine |
| leaf |
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leaf is grazed by adult |
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Phaedon concinnus |
a leaf beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon concinnus/ | Phaedon concinnus | a leaf beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / open feeder | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | |
| (4-10) | adult grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
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leaf is mined by larva |
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Phytomyza fallaciosa |
a leaf-mining fly |
Diptera: Agromyzidae |
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/ | Phytomyza fallaciosa | a leaf-mining fly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / miner | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | |
| | larva mines leaf |
| leaf |
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leaf is mined by larva |
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Phytomyza notata |
a leaf-mining fly |
Diptera: Agromyzidae |
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza notata/ | Phytomyza notata | a leaf-mining fly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / miner | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | Major |
| | larva mines leaf |
| leaf |
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leaf is grazed by larva |
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Monophadnus pallescens |
a sawfly |
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Monophadnus pallescens/ | Monophadnus pallescens | a sawfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | |
| | larva grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
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leaf is mined by solitary larva |
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Pseudodineura fuscula |
a sawfly |
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pseudodineura fuscula/ | Pseudodineura fuscula | a sawfly | | solitary | | larva |
Foodplant / miner | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | |
| | solitary larva mines leaf |
| leaf |
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leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva |
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Tenthredo mesomela |
a sawfly |
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo mesomela/ | Tenthredo mesomela | a sawfly | | nocturnal | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | |
| | nocturnal larva grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
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leaf is decayed by usually epiphyllous, punctiform, brownish-black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph |
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Septoria ranunculacearum |
a leaf-spot fungus |
Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria ranunculacearum/ | Septoria ranunculacearum | a leaf-spot fungus | | usually epiphyllous, punctiform, brownish-black | pycnidium | Septoria coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | leaf | | |
| (8) | usually epiphyllous, punctiform, brownish-black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on leaf |
| leaf (live, blistered) |
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live, blistered leaf is galled by colony |
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Urocystis anemones |
Anemone Smut |
Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis anemones/ | Urocystis anemones | anemone smut | | | colony | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live, blistered | leaf | | Major |
| (4-9) | colony causes gall of live, blistered leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is grazed by larva |
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Chrysolina staphylaea |
a leaf beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina staphylaea/ | Chrysolina staphylaea | a leaf beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | Major |
| | larva grazes on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is grazed by adult |
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Chrysolina staphylaea |
a leaf beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina staphylaea/ | Chrysolina staphylaea | a leaf beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | Major |
| (early 7-late 10,4-) | adult grazes on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf has sap sucked by |
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Thecabius affinis |
an aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis/ | Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis | an aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (summer) | sucks sap of live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf may have female micropter |
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Thrips discolor |
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 discolor/ | Thrips discolor | a thrips | | | | female micropter |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (1-12) | female micropter may be found on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may have female macropter |
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Thrips discolor |
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 discolor/ | Thrips discolor | a thrips | | | | female macropter |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (7-9) | female macropter may be found on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf may have male |
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Thrips discolor |
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 discolor/ | Thrips discolor | a thrips | | | | male |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (7-9) | male may be found on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may have larva |
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Thrips discolor |
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 discolor/ | Thrips discolor | a thrips | | | | larva |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (8-9) | larva may be found on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph |
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Phyllosticta ranunculorum |
a coelomycete |
Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae |
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 ranunculorum/ | Phyllosticta ranunculorum | a coelomycete | | | pycnidium | Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (9) | pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by amphigenous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph |
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Ramularia didyma var didyma s.s. sensu Braun |
an anamorphic ascomycete |
Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae |
Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
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/Ramularia didyma var. didyma s.s. sensu Braun/ | Ramularia didyma var. didyma s.s. sensu Braun | an anamorphic ascomycete | | amphigenous | caespituli | Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| | amphigenous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by usually hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph |
|
|
Ramularia simplex |
an anamorphic fungus |
Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae |
Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia simplex/ | Ramularia simplex | an anamorphic fungus | | usually hypophyllous | caespituli | Ramularia anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | Major |
| (7-10) | usually hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by erumpent, mostly hypophyllous apothecium |
|
|
Leptotrochila ranunculi |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila ranunculi/ | Leptotrochila ranunculi | a discomycete | | erumpent, mostly hypophyllous | | apothecium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (10-7) | erumpent, mostly hypophyllous apothecium causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may have epiphytic effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph |
|
|
Chromelosporium ochraceum |
an anamorphic fungus |
Pezizales: Pezizaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Chromelosporium ochraceum/ | Chromelosporium ochraceum | an anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Chromelosporium anamorph |
Plant / epiphyte | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| | effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph grows on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, in small groups aecium |
|
|
Puccinia magnusiana |
Reed/Buttercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia magnusiana/ | Puccinia magnusiana | reed/buttercup rust | | hypophyllous, in small groups | | aecium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| | hypophyllous, in small groups aecium causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by aecium |
|
|
Uromyces dactylidis |
Celandine Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/ | Uromyces dactylidis | celandine clustercup rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (early Spring) | aecium causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by immersed sorus |
|
|
Entyloma microsporum |
a smut fungus |
Entylomatales: Entylomataceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma microsporum/ | Entyloma microsporum | a smut fungus | | immersed | | sorus |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | |
| (5,) 9-10) | immersed sorus parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by immersed sorus |
 |
|
Entyloma ranunculi-repentis |
a smut fungus |
Entylomatales: Entylomataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 232: Entyloma ranunculi-repentis, Spooner, B.M., 2003
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma ranunculi-repentis/ | Entyloma ranunculi-repentis | a smut fungus | | immersed | | sorus |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | Minor |
| | immersed sorus parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is parasitised by superficial Entylomella anamorph |
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Entyloma ranunculi-repentis |
a smut fungus |
Entylomatales: Entylomataceae |
New British Records 232: Entyloma ranunculi-repentis, Spooner, B.M., 2003
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma ranunculi-repentis/ | Entyloma ranunculi-repentis | a smut fungus | | superficial | | Entylomella anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | Minor |
| | superficial Entylomella anamorph parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
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live leaf is parasitised by immersed sorus |
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Urocystis ranunculi |
a smut fungus |
Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/ | Urocystis ranunculi | a smut fungus | | immersed | | sorus |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | leaf | | Major |
| (4-9) | immersed sorus parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (previous year’s fibrous remains) |
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previous year’s fibrous remains leaf is decayed by apothecium |
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Cyathicula starbaeckii |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Helotiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Cyathicula starbaeckii/ | Cyathicula starbaeckii | a discomycete | | | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | previous year’s fibrous remains | leaf | | |
| (4-9) | apothecium is saprobic on previous year’s fibrous remains leaf |
| petiole (live) |
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live petiole is parasitised by aecium |
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Uromyces dactylidis |
Celandine Clustercup Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/ | Uromyces dactylidis | celandine clustercup rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | petiole | | |
| (early Spring) | aecium parasitises live petiole |
| petiole (live) |
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live petiole is parasitised by immersed sorus |
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Urocystis ranunculi |
a smut fungus |
Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/ | Urocystis ranunculi | a smut fungus | | immersed | | sorus |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | petiole | | Major |
| (4-9) | immersed sorus parasitises live petiole |
| root, rhizome |
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root, rhizome may contain larva |
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Leiosoma deflexum |
a weevil |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Leiosoma deflexum/ | Leiosoma deflexum | a weevil | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | root, rhizome | | |
| | larva feeds within root, rhizome |
| runner (previous year’s fibrous remains) |
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previous year’s fibrous remains runner is decayed by apothecium |
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Cyathicula starbaeckii |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Helotiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Cyathicula starbaeckii/ | Cyathicula starbaeckii | a discomycete | | | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | previous year’s fibrous remains | runner | | |
| (4-9) | apothecium is saprobic on previous year’s fibrous remains runner |
| stem (live, blistered) |
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live, blistered stem is galled by colony |
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Urocystis anemones |
Anemone Smut |
Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis anemones/ | Urocystis anemones | anemone smut | | | colony | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live, blistered | stem | | Major |
| (4-9) | colony causes gall of live, blistered stem |
| stem (live) |
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live stem may have epiphytic effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph |
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Chromelosporium ochraceum |
an anamorphic fungus |
Pezizales: Pezizaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Chromelosporium ochraceum/ | Chromelosporium ochraceum | an anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Chromelosporium anamorph |
Plant / epiphyte | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | stem | | |
| | effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph grows on live stem |
| stem (live) |
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live stem is parasitised by immersed sorus |
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Urocystis ranunculi |
a smut fungus |
Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/ | Urocystis ranunculi | a smut fungus | | immersed | | sorus |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | live | stem | | Major |
| (4-9) | immersed sorus parasitises live stem |
| stolon |
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stolon may contain larva |
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Leiosoma deflexum |
a weevil |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Leiosoma deflexum/ | Leiosoma deflexum | a weevil | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | | stolon | | |
| | larva feeds within stolon |
| stolon (fibrous remains) |
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fibrous remains stolon is decayed by stromatic, dark apothecium |
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Spilopodia ranunculi |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Some new Discomycete species: 6, Graddon, W.D., 1984
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Spilopodia ranunculi/ | Spilopodia ranunculi | a discomycete | | stromatic, dark | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/ | Ranunculus repens | creeping buttercup | | fibrous remains | stolon | | Sole |
| | stromatic, dark apothecium is saprobic on fibrous remains stolon |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup)
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 27 images of Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup)
