Puccinia caricina DC.
(Currant Clustercup Rust)

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Puccinia caricina var magnusii
a currant clustercup rust
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 		Variety 13 images
Puccinia caricina var pringsheimiana
Gooseberry Rust
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 		Variety 22 images
Puccinia caricina var ribesii-pendulae
a currant clustercup rust
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 		Variety 39 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup 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)

Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 55 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia caricina (Currant Clustercup Rust)

A rust fungus forming aecia (cluster cups) on Parnassia, Pedicularis and Ribes, and forming uredia and telia on various species of Carex. There are a number of closely-similar varieties which are restricted to different hosts. Early records may include P. urticata and its varieties which has only recently been separated. P. urticata forms aecia on Urtica.

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