Puccinia menthae Pers. is a fungus in the Pucciniaceae family, order Pucciniales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Puccinia menthae Pers.

Puccinia menthae Pers.

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

Family
Pucciniaceae
Genus
Puccinia
Order
Pucciniales
Class
Pucciniomycetes

About Puccinia menthae Pers.

Puccinia menthae Pers. is a fungal plant pathogen that causes rust disease on mint plants. This species was originally discovered growing on the leaves of Mentha aquatica.

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Taxonomy

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Pucciniomycetes › Pucciniales › Pucciniaceae › Puccinia

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

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