Uromyces muscari (Duby) Niessl
(Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
GenusUromyces (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (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 Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust) :
1: Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
21 May 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
infection spot on both sides of Bluebell leaf
Image 1: Infection spot - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Infection spot - highly enlargedImage 3: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 4: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 5: Teliospores - magnified (3)Image 6: Teliospores - magnified (4)Image 7: Teliospores - magnified (5)
2: Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
12 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
lesion on both sides of Bluebell leaf
Image 1: top surface - enlargedImage 2: top surface - magnifiedImage 3: under surface - enlargedImage 4: under surface - magnifiedImage 5: TeliosporesImage 6: Teliospores (2)Image 7: Teliospores (3)Image 8: Teliospores (4)Image 9: Teliospores (5)Image 10: Teliospores (6)
3: Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
4 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Rust on Bluebell leaf
Image 1: Rust on Bluebell leaf
4: Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
7 May 1976 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Telia on Bluebell
Image 1: Telia - magnified
5: Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
25 May 1974 OSGR: SE33 53° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Telia on Bluebell
Image 1: Telia - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Shattock, R.C. 2004 Microcyclic rusts, m-haustoria and … mycophyllas? Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 132-136.

Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Uromyces muscari (Grape Hyacinth and Bluebell Rust)
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