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Orange-Yellow Rusts
Puccinia
Puccinia is a genus of fungi. All species in this genus are obligate plant pathogens and are known as rusts. The genus contains about 4,000 species.
The genus name of Puccinia is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian doctor and botanist who taught anatomy at Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Puccinia malvacearum
complexPuccinia malvacearum
Puccinia Ser. Coronata
complexPuccinia coronata
Nettle Clustercup Rust fungus
speciesPuccinia urticata
Groundsel crown rust
speciesPuccinia lagenophorae
Puccinia monoica
complexPuccinia monoica
Violet Rust
speciesPuccinia violae
spring beauty rust
speciesPuccinia mariae-wilsoniae
thistle rust
speciesPuccinia suaveolens
Oxalis rust
speciesPuccinia oxalidis
Puccinia recondita
complexPuccinia recondita
coyote brush rust
speciesPuccinia evadens
ash rust
speciesPuccinia sparganioidis
arum rust
speciesPuccinia sessilis
Alexanders Rust
speciesPuccinia smyrnii
reed rust
speciesPuccinia phragmitis
ground ivy rust
speciesPuccinia glechomatis
Nipplewort Rust
speciesPuccinia lapsanae
Coltsfoot Gall Rust
speciesPuccinia poarum
Puccinia aegopodii
speciesPuccinia aegopodii
Puccinia circaeae
speciesPuccinia circaeae
Puccinia sii-falcariae
speciesPuccinia sii-falcariae
Puccinia convolvuli
speciesPuccinia convolvuli
Aecidium clematidis
speciesAecidium clematidis
dandelion rust
speciesPuccinia taraxaci
Puccinia polygoni-amphibii
speciesPuccinia polygoni-amphibii
Puccinia smilacis
speciesPuccinia smilacis
mint rust
speciesPuccinia menthae
cereal rusts
speciesPuccinia graminis
Elderberry Rust
speciesPuccinia sambuci
periwinkle rust
speciesPuccinia vincae
Aecidium ficariae
speciesAecidium ficariae
Aecidium euphorbiae
speciesAecidium euphorbiae
Puccinia andropogonis
speciesPuccinia andropogonis
Puccinia asarina
speciesPuccinia asarina
Sunflower Rust
speciesPuccinia helianthi
Puccinia allii
complexPuccinia allii
Puccinia arenariae
speciesPuccinia arenariae
Puccinia komarovii
speciesPuccinia komarovii
Puccinia dioicae
speciesPuccinia dioicae
Cluster Cup Rust
speciesPuccinia caricina
Puccinia magellanica
speciesPuccinia magellanica
Aecidium ranunculi-acris
speciesAecidium ranunculi-acris
Puccinia liliacearum
speciesPuccinia liliacearum
Bridal creeper rust
speciesPuccinia myrsiphylli
Puccinia adoxae
speciesPuccinia adoxae
Puccinia symphyti-bromorum
speciesPuccinia symphyti-bromorum
Pelargonium rust
speciesPuccinia pelargonii-zonalis
Puccinia veronicae
speciesPuccinia veronicae
Puccinia pulverulenta
speciesPuccinia pulverulenta
Lomatium Rust
speciesPuccinia jonesii
Coprosma rust
speciesPuccinia coprosmae
iris rust
speciesPuccinia iridis
navelwort rust
speciesPuccinia umbilici
Puccinia punctata
speciesPuccinia punctata
harbinger-of-spring rust
speciesPuccinia erigeniae
Puccinia caricis-solidaginis
speciesPuccinia caricis-solidaginis
Puccinia hieracii
speciesPuccinia hieracii
Puccinia artemisiella
speciesPuccinia artemisiella
Puccinia xanthii
speciesPuccinia xanthii
Puccinia otagensis
speciesPuccinia otagensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84769.