Urocystis ranunculi (Lib.) Moesz
(a smut fungus)

Interactions where Urocystis ranunculi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary 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
sorus sorus causes gall of live, blistered stem Ranunculus buttercups and crowfoots Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungussorus Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus/Ranunculusbuttercups and crowfootslive, blisteredstem
sorus sorus causes gall of live, blistered leaf Ranunculus buttercups and crowfoots Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungussorus Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus/Ranunculusbuttercups and crowfootslive, blisteredleaf
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live stem UK/IrelandMinor Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplivestemMinor
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live petiole UK/IrelandMinor Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplivepetioleMinor
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMinor Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleafMinor
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live stem UK/Ireland Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus bulbosus/Ranunculus bulbosusbulbous buttercuplivestem
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live petiole UK/Ireland Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus bulbosus/Ranunculus bulbosusbulbous buttercuplivepetiole
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus bulbosus/Ranunculus bulbosusbulbous buttercupliveleaf
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live leaf Major Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae 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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/Ranunculus repenscreeping buttercupliveleafMajor (4-9)
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live stem Major Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae 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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/Ranunculus repenscreeping buttercuplivestemMajor (4-9)
sorus (immersed) immersed sorus parasitises live petiole Major Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae 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/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/Ranunculus repenscreeping buttercuplivepetioleMajor (4-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus)
GenusUrocystis (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUROCYSTIDACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderUROCYSTIDALES (an order of fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus)

Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Urocystis ranunculi (a smut fungus):

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Widespread.

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