Puccinia tumida on Conopodium majus from Rowallane, Down. This is the first Ulster record since 1947, and the first Irish record since 1993.
Coleosporium sonchi on Sonchus sp. in the Annalong Valley.
Also seen:
Synchytrium taraxaci on Taraxacum sp. in the Lagan Valley.
Uromyces ficariae on Ficaria verna in the Lagan Valley.
Puccinia malvacearum on Malva sp. in the Lagan Valley.
Also seen:
Synchytrium taraxaci on
Taraxacum sp.
in the Lagan Valley.
Albugo candida on
a) Sisymbrium officinale
b,c) Cochlearia danica and
d) Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimum
in Belfast.
Pustula senecionis on Senecio vulgaris in Castlereagh, Belfast. This genus is new to Ulster. The plant was also infected by Puccinia lagenophorae, though it is not visible in the photograph.
Peronospora ficariae on Ficariae verna in Ormeau Park, Belfast. Note how the infection has progressed from last month, from brownish white down to a darker brown.
Also seen:
Pucciniastrum epilobii on Epilobium sp. in Castlereagh.
Puccinia sessilis on Arum maculatum in Ballymorran.
Also seen:
?Ramularia galii on Galium aparine in North Down. If the ID is correct this is new to Ireland.
Mycosphaerellaceae sp. on Escallonia sp. in North Down. New to Ireland. Note both Septoria escalloniae and Mycosphaerella escalloniae are known from this host, and can only be distinguished microscopically.
Mycosphaerellaceae sp. on Escallonia sp. in Ballygilbert, North Down. This may be the same as the one above.