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Puccinia graminis Pers.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia graminis Pers.

Puccinia graminis Pers.

Puccinia graminis is a fungus that causes stem rust, an important disease of cereal crops with a complex life cycle.

Puccinia menthae Pers.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia menthae Pers.

Puccinia menthae Pers.

Puccinia menthae Pers. is a mint-rust-causing fungal plant pathogen originally found on Mentha aquatica leaves.

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis Doidge
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis Doidge

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis Doidge

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis is a pathogenic fungus that causes rust on Pelargonium geraniums, first found in South Africa.

Puccinia myrsiphylli (Thüm.) G.Winter
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia myrsiphylli (Thüm.) G.Winter

Puccinia myrsiphylli (Thüm.) G.Winter

Puccinia myrsiphylli is an autoecious macrocyclic rust fungus that infects Asparagus asparagoides, found in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Puccinia sessilis J.Schröt.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia sessilis J.Schröt.

Puccinia sessilis J.Schröt.

Puccinia sessilis is a common Eurasian plant pathogenic fungus that infects many plant species, including arum and ramsons.

Puccinia recondita Roberge ex Desm.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia recondita Roberge ex Desm.

Puccinia recondita Roberge ex Desm.

Puccinia recondita is a worldwide-occurring pathogenic fungus in the Pucciniaceae family, Pucciniales order.

Puccinia smyrnii Biv.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia smyrnii Biv.

Puccinia smyrnii Biv.

Puccinia smyrnii (alexanders rust) is a pathogenic fungus that infects alexanders, found in Europe and parts of north Africa.

Puccinia dioicae Magnus
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia dioicae Magnus

Puccinia dioicae Magnus

Puccinia dioicae Magnus is a rust-causing plant pathogen that infects multiple host plant species and is common in Iceland.

Puccinia umbilici Guépin
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia umbilici Guépin

Puccinia umbilici Guépin

Puccinia umbilici is a navelwort-rust-causing fungal plant pathogen found across Europe, Japan, Russia, and the US.

Puccinia poarum Nielsen
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia poarum Nielsen

Puccinia poarum Nielsen

Puccinia poarum Nielsen is a necrotrophic rust fungus with a two-host life cycle, identifiable by distinct leaf spots on coltsfoot.

Puccinia liliacearum Duby
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia liliacearum Duby

Puccinia liliacearum Duby

Puccinia liliacearum is a microcyclic rust fungus native to Eurasia, introduced to eastern North America, that infects Ornithogalum plants.

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Fungi Pucciniaceae

Pucciniaceae

Pucciniaceae

Pucciniaceae is a plant disease-causing rust fungi family holding over 4900 species, many in the type genus Puccinia.

Puccinia monoica (Peck) Arthur
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia monoica (Peck) Arthur

Puccinia monoica (Peck) Arthur

Puccinia monoica is a parasitic rust fungus that transforms its mustard host into pseudoflowers to support its sexual reproduction.

Puccinia bromina Erikss.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia bromina Erikss.

Puccinia bromina Erikss.

Puccinia bromina Erikss. is a fungus species in Pucciniaceae, first found in Sweden and also recorded in Canada.

Puccinia coronata Corda
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia coronata Corda

Puccinia coronata Corda

Puccinia coronata is a widespread plant pathogen that causes crown rust in oats and barley, evolving new virulent races quickly.

Uromyces geranii (DC.) G.H.Otth & Wartm.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Uromyces geranii (DC.) G.H.Otth & Wartm.

Uromyces geranii (DC.) G.H.Otth & Wartm.

Uromyces geranii is a fungal plant pathogen that causes rust on geranium plants with age-varying leaf symptoms.

Uromyces viciae-fabae (Pers.) J.Schröt.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Uromyces viciae-fabae (Pers.) J.Schröt.

Uromyces viciae-fabae (Pers.) J.Schröt.

Uromyces viciae-fabae var. viciae-fabae, commonly called faba-bean rust, is an autoecious macrocyclic fungal plant pathogen that reduces faba bean yield.

Pileolaria brevipes Berk. & Ravenel
Fungi Pileolariaceae

Pileolaria brevipes Berk. & Ravenel

Pileolaria brevipes Berk. & Ravenel

Poison ivy rust Pileolaria brevipes is an autoecious Pucciniales fungus that parasitizes poison ivy and causes plant disease.

Puccinia podophylli Schwein.
Fungi Pucciniaceae

Puccinia podophylli Schwein.

Puccinia podophylli Schwein.

Allodus podophylli (often called Puccinia podophylli) is mayapple rust, a fungal plant pathogen that grows on mayapple leaves.

Austropuccinia psidii (G.Winter) Beenken
Fungi Sphaerophragmiaceae

Austropuccinia psidii (G.Winter) Beenken

Austropuccinia psidii (G.Winter) Beenken

Austropuccinia psidii, or myrtle rust, is a South American rust fungus that infects Myrtaceae plants.

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein.
Fungi Gymnosporangiaceae

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein.

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein.

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae is a plant pathogen that causes cedar-apple rust, most often infecting Malus and Juniperus virginiana.

Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck
Fungi Gymnosporangiaceae

Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck

Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck

Gymnosporangium clavipes is a fungal plant pathogen that causes cedar-quince rust, needing two alternating host types to complete its life cycle.

Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl.
Fungi Gymnosporangiaceae

Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl.

Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl.

Gymnosporangium globosum is a fungal pathogen that causes cedar-hawthorn rust, requiring two hosts within 1–2 miles to complete its life cycle.

Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dicks.) G.Winter
Fungi Gymnosporangiaceae

Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dicks.) G.Winter

Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dicks.) G.Winter

Gymnosporangium sabinae is a heteroecious rust fungus that causes damaging pear rust disease on pear plants.