Puccinia arenariae (Schumach.) J. Schröt.
(Sweet William Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust) :
1: Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust)
17 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Concentric rings of telia on underside of pale spots on Red Campion leaves . Photos: Infection, host, telia, teliospores
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 2: Infected leaf - under surfaceImage 3: Lower leaf with heavy infection - undersideImage 4: Plant - close-upImage 5: Plant - close-up (2)Image 6: Plant - in situImage 7: Telia - around lesion - leaf underside - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Telia - leaf underside - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Telia - leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 10: Telia on pale spot - leaf underside - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Telia on pale spot - leaf underside - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Telia - on pale spot - leaf underside - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Telia - on pale spot - leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Telia on pale spots - leaf underside - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Telia - on pale spots - leaf underside - close-up - highly enlargedImage 16: Teliospores - microscope low magnificationImage 17: Teliospores - microscope low magnification (2)
2: Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Greater Stitchwort
Image 1: Leaf upperside above lesion - highly enlargedImage 2: Leaf upperside above lesion - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Lesion on leaf underside - highly enlargedImage 4: Lesion on leaf underside - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 6: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 7: Teliospores - microscope low magnification
3: Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust)
23 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on leaves and stems of living Stellaria media
Image 1: Infected plantsImage 2: Infection spots on leaves and stems

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brand, G. 2012 The Campion Rusts puzzle Field Mycology Vol 13 (4): 133-138.
Shattock, R.C. 2004 Microcyclic rusts, m-haustoria and … mycophyllas? Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 132-136.

Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 24 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia arenariae (Sweet William Rust)
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