Milesina scolopendrii (Fuckel) Jaap
(Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMilesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust)
GenusMilesina (a genus of fern rusts)
FamilyPUCCINIASTRACEAE (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 Milesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust) :
1: Milesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust)
6 Jun 2009 OSGR: SX85 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
infected fronds
Image 1: Infected and uninfected frondsImage 2: Infected and uninfected plantsImage 3: Infected and uninfected plants (2)Image 4: Infected old fronds with new fronds unaffectedImage 5: Infected old fronds with new fronds unaffected (2)Image 6: Infected old fronds with new fronds unaffected (3)Image 7: Infected plant
2: Milesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust)
28 May 2008 OSGR: SK58 53° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
on moribund frond of Hart’s Tongue fern
Image 1: Infected leaf - under surface - close-upImage 2: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Infection - magnifiedImage 7: Infection - magnified (2)Image 8: Infection - magnified (3)Image 9: Infection - magnified (4)Image 10: Infection - magnified (5)Image 11: Basidium and basidiospores - magnifiedImage 12: Teliospores - in discoloured areas of leaf - magnifiedImage 13: Teliospores - in discoloured areas of leaf - magnified (2)Image 14: Teliospores - in discoloured areas of leaf - magnified (3)Image 15: Teliospores - in discoloured areas of leaf - magnified (4)Image 16: Uredospores and basidia with basidiospores - magnifiedImage 17: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 18: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 19: Uredospores - magnified (3)Image 20: Uredospores - magnified (4)Image 21: Uredospores - magnified (5)Image 22: Uredospores - magnified (6)Image 23: Uredospores - magnified (7)Image 24: Uredospores - surface ornamentation - magnified

Milesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Milesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Milesina scolopendrii (Hart’s Tongue Fern Rust)

Recorded over most of England (except East Anglia), Wales and western Scotland. Often abundant.

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