Salad Burnet Rust - Phragmidium sanguisorbae

Description

A rust fungus that causes galls on the stems or leaves of Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor).  There is no host-plant alternation.  The aecia are orange, and on both sides of the leaf; later on, yellow uredinia and black telia are present on leaf undersides. 

Identification difficulty

host

Recording advice

Photograph the rust on the host, on both sides of leaf.  Ensure you have noted the host-plant species in your comments

Habitat

on Salad Burnet

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Species profile

Common names
Salad Burnet Rust
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Pucciniales
Family:
Phragmidiaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
8
First record:
01/08/2017 (lemmon, roy)
Last record:
23/06/2023 (Lewis, Steven)

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