Melampsora pulcherrima Maire is a fungus in the Melampsoraceae family, order Pucciniales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Melampsora pulcherrima Maire

Melampsora pulcherrima Maire

Melampsora pulcherrima Maire is a Mediterranean rust plant pathogen that infects two host species at different times of year.

Genus
Melampsora
Order
Pucciniales
Class
Pucciniomycetes

About Melampsora pulcherrima Maire

Melampsora pulcherrima Maire is a Mediterranean plant pathogenic rust fungus. It infects two host plants: it infects Mercurialis annua during winter, producing galls, pycnia, and aecia across the leaves and stem. These infections appear as golden yellow swellings that can reach several centimeters in size. It also infects Populus alba, causing uredia and telia to form on the leaves from spring through autumn.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Pucciniomycetes Pucciniales Melampsoraceae Melampsora

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

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