Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck is a fungus in the Gymnosporangiaceae family, order Pucciniales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Genus
Gymnosporangium
Order
Pucciniales
Class
Pucciniomycetes

About Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck

Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck is a fungal plant pathogen that causes the disease cedar-quince rust. Like the related species Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae and Gymnosporangium globosum, this fungus infects a broad group of Rosaceae plant species, including apple, hawthorn, and quince trees. To finish its life cycle, the fungus also needs an evergreen host, such as eastern red cedar or any of multiple other juniper species.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Pucciniomycetes Pucciniales Gymnosporangiaceae Gymnosporangium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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