Puccinia campanulae

Species of fungus

Puccinia campanulae
P. campanulae on leaf of Campanula sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Species:
P. campanulae
Binomial name
Puccinia campanulae
Carmich. (1836)
Synonyms
  • Micropuccinia campanulae (Carmich.) Arthur & H.S.Jacks. (1922)
  • Puccinia campanulae-rotundifoliae Gäum. & Jaag (1935)

Puccinia campanulae is a plant pathogen that causes rust on bellflower (Campanula).

In Iceland, it is known to infect Campanula rotundifolia, on which it produces teliospores, but it has not been found to infect Campanula uniflora, the other native Campanula species in Iceland.[1]

See also

  • List of Puccinia species

References

  1. ^ Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I – smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I – Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
  • USDA ARS Fungal Database
Taxon identifiers
Puccinia campanulae


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