Triphragmium ulmariae

Triphragmium ulmariae
Mature gall on a leaf of meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Sphaerophragmiaceae
Genus: Triphragmium
Species:
T. ulmariae
Binomial name
Triphragmium ulmariae
(DC.) Link
Synonyms[1]

Puccinia ulmariae DC. (1808)

Triphragmium ulmariae is a species of rust fungus in the family Sphaerophragmiaceae. It causes meadowsweet rust gall,[2] which develops as a chemically induced swelling, arising from the lower surface of the meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) leaves.[3]

Life cycle

The fungus grows in the petioles and midribs of the perennial plant meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), a member of the rose family, causing swelling and distortion. Sori develop with bright orange spores.[3] The rust's spores reach the new meadowsweet plants via air movements.

The rust has a severe effect on the survival of meadowsweet seedlings.

References

  1. ^ "Triphragmium ulmariae (DC.) Link 1825". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  2. ^ Biolimages Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Stubbs, F. B. Edit. (1986) Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls. Pub. Brit Plant Gall Soc. ISBN 0-9511582-0-1. P. 27.