Albugo lepigoni

Description

Albugo lepigoni is a white blister-rust that causes galls on Spurrey (Spergula) and sea-spurreys (Spergularia).    The leaves are covered in whitish pustules.  

Identification difficulty

host

Recording advice

Photograph the blister-rust on the host plant; ensure you have noted the host species in your record

Habitat

On spurreys.  Roadsides, arable land, sandy soils - and on saltmarshes and the coast outside VC55.  Spergularia marina is increasingly found inland on salted roadside verges.

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Species profile

Species group:
fungoid
Kingdom:
Chromista
Order:
Albuginales
Family:
Albuginaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
13/08/2016 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
13/08/2016 (Nicholls, David)

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