Microbotryum saponariae Lutz, Göker, Piątek, Kemler, Begerow & Oberwinkler, 2005
on Saponaria
Saponaria officinalis, Germany, Bavaria, Kelheim am Donau vii.2019 © Paul Fontaine
Saponaria officinalis, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Maasmechelen, Maaswinkel, 4.vii.2019 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
detail
spores
Saponaria officinalis, België, prov. Namen, Viroinval, Vierves-sur-Viroin © Stéphane Claerebout: galled flowers
the anthers are modified into a mass of spores
Saponaria officinalis, Driehuis: spores (ø 6.5-8 µm)
gall
the anthers are changed into a shapeless, purplish brown, mass of spores.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Saponaria haussknechtii, officinalis.
synonyms
Ustilago violacea auct.; see also M. saponariorum.
references
Buhr (1965a), Chinery (2011a), Jage, Kruse, Kummer ao (2013a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Koops (2013a), Kruse, Thiel, Choi, ao (2016a), Lutz, Göker, Piątek, Kemler, Begerow & Oberwinkler (2005a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Savchenko & Heluta (2012a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a), Spooner & Legon (2006a), Vanderweyen & Fraiture (2014a), Woods, Chater, Smith ao (2018a).