Urocystis ficariae (Liro) Moesz, 1950
on Ranunculus
Ficaria verna, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Beverlo, Einderse beemden, 26.iii.2019 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
infected leaf, underside
recently opened sorus
open sorus
spore balls
spore ball
Ficaria verna, België, prov. Limburg, Oostham, Einderse Beemden © Carina Van Steenwinkel
spore balls
spore balls
gall
pustules on the petioles and leaves, containing a black mass of spore balls. The spore balls consist of 1-3 spores, surrounded by a more or less continuous mantle of sterile cells.
host plants
Ranunculaceae, narrowly monophagous
Ficaria verna & subsp. ficariiformis.
references
Almaraz (1998a), Buhr (1965a), Denčev (1991a), Ivić, Sever, Scheuer & Lutz (2013a), Jage, Scholler & Klenke (2010a), Klenke (2002a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Kruse (2019a), Lotze-Engelhard (2010a), Savchenko & Heluta (2012a), Scheuer & Bechter (2012a), Scholz & Scholz (2013a), Vanderweyen & Fraiture (2014a), Vánky (1994a), Vánky & Abbasi (2013a), Woods, Chater, Smith ao (2018a), Zwetko (1993a).