Bluebell Rust - Uromyces muscari
Bluebell rust affects various Bluebell species and causes yellowed areas on the leaves filled with dark brown/black telia. There is no host-plant alternation, and only telia are known.
Note that Bluebell Rust is given the scientific name Uromyces hyacinthi in other parts of Europe, but this is currently treated as a synonym of U. muscari in the UK.
On the leaves of various Bluebell species.
March to May
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mark Skevington
Whetstone
30 April 2021
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Welford Road Cemetery
29 April 2019
David Gould
Braunstone, Wood Close Plantation
25 May 2019
underside of leaf
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 March 2016
gall on Bluebell leaf
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Species profile
- Common names
- Bluebell Rust
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pucciniales
- Family:
- Pucciniaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 28
- First record:
- 30/03/2016 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 14/05/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 March 2016
gall on Bluebell leaf
martindgrimes
Barnsdale Wood
07 April 2016
martindgrimes
Barnsdale Wood
07 April 2016
