Puccinia campanulae

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

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)

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

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


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