Puccinia glechomatis
The rust fungus Puccinia glechomatis galls the leaves of Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea) affecting the stem, petiole or underside of the leaf veins. The yellow, brown or black swellings bear telia. There is no host-plant alternation, and only telia are produced.
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on ground ivy; hedgrows, woodlands, shady places
Graham Calow
Burbage Common, New Heath Area
05 September 2019
Rust on Ground-ivy (telial form)
sue
Thornton Reservoir
19 November 2017
Annie Smith
Charnwood Lodge NNR
12 September 2019
Melinda Bell
Bardon Hill
22 June 2023
Annie Smith
Charnwood Lodge NNR
12 September 2019
sue
Glenfield, County Hall
22 August 2019
Melinda Bell
Jaguar Lount Wood
08 September 2023
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Species profile
- Common names
- Ground Ivy Rust
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pucciniales
- Family:
- Pucciniaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 94
- First record:
- 22/09/2016 (Grimes, Martin)
- Last record:
- 23/11/2025 (Mabbett, Craig)
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Graham Calow
Burbage Common, New Heath Area
05 September 2019
telial form
Melinda Bell
Dimminsdale Nature Reserve
02 September 2023
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