Chrysomyxa rhododendri (DC.) de Bary
(Rhododendron Rust)

Interactions where Chrysomyxa rhododendri 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
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Azaleodendron cv Dr Masters a rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Azaleodendron cv Dr Masters/Azaleodendron cv Dr Mastersa rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Azaleodendron cv Dr Masters a rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Azaleodendron cv Dr Masters/Azaleodendron cv Dr Mastersa rhododendronliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron cinnabarinum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron cinnabarinum/Rhododendron cinnabarinuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron cinnabarinum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron cinnabarinum/Rhododendron cinnabarinuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron cinnabarinum var roylei a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron cinnabarinum var. roylei/Rhododendron cinnabarinum var. royleia cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron cinnabarinum var roylei a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron cinnabarinum var. roylei/Rhododendron cinnabarinum var. royleia cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron falconeri a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron falconeri/Rhododendron falconeria cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron ferrugineum Alpenrose Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ferrugineum/Rhododendron ferrugineumalpenroseliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron hippophaëoides x racemosum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron hippophaëoides x racemosum/Rhododendron hippophaëoides x racemosuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron hippophaëoides x racemosum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron hippophaëoides x racemosum/Rhododendron hippophaëoides x racemosuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron hirsutum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron hirsutum/Rhododendron hirsutuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron hirsutum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron hirsutum/Rhododendron hirsutuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron keleticum a rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron keleticum/Rhododendron keleticuma rhododendronliveleaf
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron keleticum a rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron keleticum/Rhododendron keleticuma rhododendronliveleaf
telium (mostly hypophyllous) Major mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleafMajor
uredium (mostly hypophyllous) Rare mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleafMajor
aecium (amphigenous) amphigenous aecium parasitises live needle Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustamphigenousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesliveneedle (7-9)
pycnium pycnium parasitises live needle Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesliveneedle
aecium (amphigenous) amphigenous aecium parasitises live needle UK/IrelandMajor Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustamphigenousaecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treeliveneedleMajor (7-9)
aecium (amphigenous) amphigenous aecium parasitises live needle UK/IrelandRare Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustamphigenousaecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea sitchensis/Picea sitchensisSitka spruceliveneedleRare (7-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Chrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)
GenusChrysomyxa (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyCOLEOSPORIACEAE (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2004 Path News Issue 9: October 2004

Chrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Chrysomyxa rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)

Recorded on Rhododendron or Picea, mainly from Scotland but has also been found in England a few times.

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