- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Nyssopsora echinata (Lév.) Arthur
- Scientific name
- Nyssopsora echinata
- Author
- (Lév.) Arthur
- Common names
Spignel Rust- IUCN Specialist Group
Rust and Smut- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Pucciniomycetes
- Order
- Pucciniales
- Family
- Raveneliaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Stephan Helfer
- Contributors
- Anders Dahlberg, Stephan Helfer
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
This is a rare rust of wide distribution. In Europe it occurs exclusively on Meum athamanticum which is not rare. Its morphology is unmistakable.
Provisional assessment: DD.
Geographic range
relatively wide spread in Europe and USA.
Population and Trends
There appear to be two sub populations: a North American one on various Apiaceae, and a European one, predominantly on Meum.
There are few records and no recent specimens in the herbaria K, E, B, S and BPI.
Population Trend: Decreasing
Habitat and Ecology
Parasitic on Apiaceae generally in North America, mainly on Meum athamanticum in Europe. The host plants are not uncommon.
Threats
Not known.
Conservation Actions
None
Research needed
the threats to this species are unknown, and research into dispersal and survival strategies will need to be carried out.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Wilson M & Henderson DM. (1966). British Rust Fungi. University Press, Cambridge.
Helfer S. (1993). Rust fungi - A conservationist’s dilemma. In: Pegler DN, Boddy L, Ing B & Kirk PM. Fungi of Europe: Investigation, Recording and Conservation. 287-294. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Evans, S., Henrici, A., & Ing, B. (2006). The Red Data List of Threatened British Fungi. BMS [WWW document] URL http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/index.php/download_file/view/528/ [accessed 4 March 2015].
Farr, D.F., & Rossman, A.Y. Fungal Databases, Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, ARS, USDA. Retrieved March 6, 2015, from http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/
