Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae
Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae is a gall-causing anther-smut fungus that coats the anthers of White Campion.
Other campions and Silene are affected by different species of anther-smut.
Please provide a photo of smut and host and include a note identifying the host species; be aware that there is a white form of Red Campion, with turned-back capsule teeth; see our species gallery for details
Widespread but poorly recorded in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Marsh near Old Fosse
16 July 2020
anther smut on White Campion
Graham Calow
B4114, Narborough
07 June 2017
smut on White Campion
Graham Calow
Sapcote, B4114 Coventry Road
26 April 2020
steven lewis
Holwell, Brown's Hill Quarry
09 May 2020
Craig Mabbett
Clump Hill Field'd Broughton Astley
24 May 2017
steven lewis
Holwell, Brown's Hill Quarry
09 May 2020
Graham Calow
A5 near High Cross
07 June 2016
Anther smut on White Campion
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Species profile
- Common names
- Campion Anther Smut
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Microbotryales
- Family:
- Microbotryaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 24
- First record:
- 07/06/2016 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 10/10/2023 (lemmon, roy)
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