Puccinia buxi Sowerby
(Box Rust)

Interactions where Puccinia buxi 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 (amphigenous) amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf Rare Buxus balearica Balearic Box Buxales: Buxaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia buxi/Puccinia buxibox rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus balearica/Buxus balearicaBalearic boxliveleafRare (9-10 and over-wintering)
telium (amphigenous) amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Buxus sempervirens Box Buxales: Buxaceae 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
The strange story of box rust, Puccinia buxi, in Britain, Preece, T.F., 2000
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia buxi/Puccinia buxibox rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/Buxus sempervirensboxliveleafMajor (9-10 and over-wintering)

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
Preece, T.F., 2000The strange story of box rust, Puccinia buxi, in BritainMycologist Vol 14 (3): 104-106.

Puccinia buxi (Box Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia buxi (Box Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia buxi (Box Rust)
GenusPuccinia (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia buxi (Box Rust)

Identification Works

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

Puccinia buxi (Box Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Durrieu, G. 2001 Box rust Vol 15 (3)
Preece, T.F. 2000 The strange story of box rust, Puccinia buxi, in Britain Mycologist Vol 14 (3): 104-106.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Puccinia buxi (Box Rust):

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