Microbotryum silenes-dioicae

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Alternative names
Red Campion Anther Smut
Description

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae is an anther-smut fungus that coats the anthers of Red Campion.

Similar Species

Other campions and Silene are affected by different species of anther-smut.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Please provide a photo of smut and host-plant; and include a note identifying the host species; be aware that there is a white form of Red Campion that could be confused with White Campion; see our species galleries for details

UK Status

Widespread but poorly recorded in Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Wood
    15 May 2023
    on Red Campion
  • Graham Calow
    Freeholt Wood, Sapcote
    26 May 2016
    smut on anthers of Silene dioica
  • Melinda Bell
    Bardon Hill
    26 May 2021
  • sue
    Bagworth
    14 May 2021
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Wood
    15 May 2023
    uninfected flower inset top left

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Species data profile ?

Species profile

Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Microbotryales
Family:
Microbotryaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
34
First record:
07/05/2016 (Grimes, Martin)
Last record:
10/07/2023 (lemmon, roy)

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  • Peter Smith
    Newton Burgoland, Church View Wood
    19 May 2021
  • martindgrimes
    Lyndon NR
    07 May 2016
    Microbotryum lichnidis-dioicae
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote, Marsh near Old Fosse
    16 July 2020
    anther smut on Red Campion
  • martindgrimes
    Lyndon NR
    07 May 2016
    Anther rust on Red Campion
  • martindgrimes
    Lyndon NR
    07 May 2016
    Anther rust on Red Campion
  • martindgrimes
    Lyndon NR
    02 June 2016
  • Mark Wright
    Foxton locks
    29 May 2022
  • Hazel Graves
    Markfield
    23 July 2022
  • Mark Wright
    Foxton locks
    29 May 2022
  • Hazel Graves
    near Bailey Sim Wood
    28 May 2022
  • Peter Smith
    Newton Burgoland, Church View Wood
    19 May 2021