Melampsora populnea (poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust)

Interactions where [Melampsora populnea] 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 State	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Season
telium (hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered)	hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered telium parasitises live leaf	Populus alba	White Poplar	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered	telium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/	Populus alba	white poplar	live	leaf	Minor
uredium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf	Populus alba	White Poplar	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	hypophyllous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/	Populus alba	white poplar	live	leaf	Minor
telium (hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered)	hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered telium parasitises live leaf	Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens	grey poplar	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered	telium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens/	Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens	grey poplar	live	leaf	Minor
uredium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf	Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens	grey poplar	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	hypophyllous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens/	Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens	grey poplar	live	leaf	Minor
telium (hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered)	hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered telium parasitises live leaf	Populus tremula	Aspen	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered	telium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/	Populus tremula	aspen	live	leaf	Major
uredium (hypophyllous)	hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf	Populus tremula	Aspen	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	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 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	hypophyllous	uredium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/	Populus tremula	aspen	live	leaf	Major
aecium (caeomoid, mostly hypophyllous, grouped or scattered)	caeomoid, mostly hypophyllous, grouped or scattered aecium causes spots on live needle	Larix decidua	Larch, European Larch	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid, mostly hypophyllous, grouped or scattered	aecium	Foodplant / spot causer		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix decidua/	Larix decidua	larch, european larch	live	needle
pycnium (amphigenous, grouped or slightly scattered)	amphigenous, grouped or slightly scattered pycnium parasitises live needle	Larix decidua	Larch, European Larch	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	amphigenous, grouped or slightly scattered	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix decidua/	Larix decidua	larch, european larch	live	needle
aecium (caeomoid, erumpent)	caeomoid, erumpent aecium parasitises live shoot	Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid, erumpent	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid)	caeomoid aecium parasitises live needle	Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live shoot	Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live needle	Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid, erumpent)	caeomoid, erumpent aecium parasitises live shoot	Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid, erumpent	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid)	caeomoid aecium parasitises live needle	Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live shoot	Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live needle	Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii var corsicana	Corsican Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana/	Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var. corsicana	Corsican pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid, erumpent)	caeomoid, erumpent aecium parasitises live shoot	Pinus pinaster	Maritime Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid, erumpent	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/	Pinus pinaster	maritime pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid)	caeomoid aecium parasitises live needle	Pinus pinaster	Maritime Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/	Pinus pinaster	maritime pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live shoot	Pinus pinaster	Maritime Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/	Pinus pinaster	maritime pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live needle	Pinus pinaster	Maritime Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus pinaster/	Pinus pinaster	maritime pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid, erumpent)	caeomoid, erumpent aecium parasitises live shoot	Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid, erumpent	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
aecium (caeomoid)	caeomoid aecium parasitises live needle	Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	caeomoid	aecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live shoot	Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine	live	shoot		(5-6)
pycnium (subcuticular or partially subepidermal)	subcuticular or partially subepidermal pycnium parasitises live needle	Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	subcuticular or partially subepidermal	pycnium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/	Pinus sylvestris	Scots pine	live	needle	Minor	(5-6)

Affected Part	Summary	Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Summary
	II or III is grazed by larva	Mycodiplosis coniophaga	a gall midge	Diptera: Cecidomyiidae	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat, Holz, B., 1970	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Mycodiplosis coniophaga/	Mycodiplosis coniophaga	a gall midge		larva	Fungus / external feeder	Foreign	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust		II or III	larva grazes on II or III
	II or III is grazed by larva	Mycodiplosis melampsorae	(A Rust Midge)	Diptera: Cecidomyiidae	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat, Holz, B., 1970	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Mycodiplosis melampsorae/	Mycodiplosis melampsorae	(a rust midge)		larva	Fungus / external feeder	Foreign	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust		II or III	larva grazes on II or III
uredium	uredium is parasitised by colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph	Ramularia uredinis	(An Anamorphic Fungus)	Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia uredinis/	Ramularia uredinis	(an anamorphic fungus)	colony	Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph	Fungus / parasite	Foreign	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/	Melampsora populnea	poplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust	uredium		colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph parasitises uredium

Author & Year	Title	Source
Braun, U., 1998	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II	Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Holz, B., 1970	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	British Rust Fungi	384pp, Cambridge University Press

Informal	[Melampsora populnea] (poplar rusts, dog’s mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust)
Genus	Melampsora (a genus of rust fungi)
Family	MELAMPSORACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
Order	PUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
Class	PUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
Subphylum	PUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

[Melampsora populnea] (Pers.) P. Karst.
(poplar rusts, dog’s mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust)

Interactions where [Melampsora populnea] is the dominant partner and gains from the process

Interactions where [Melampsora populnea] is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

[Melampsora populnea] is also a member of:

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