Puccinia smyrnii Biv.
(Alexanders Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia smyrnii (Alexanders 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 smyrnii (Alexanders Rust) :
1: Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders Rust)
12 Apr 2009 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
aecia and telia, on Alexanders, along roadsides
Image 1: Host leaf with aecia and telia - top surfaceImage 2: Host leaf with aecia and telia - under surfaceImage 3: Aecium on leaf - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Aecium on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Aecium on leaf - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Aecium on petiole - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Aecium on petiole - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Aeciospores - magnifiedImage 9: Aeciospores - magnified (2)Image 10: Aeciospores - magnified (3)Image 11: Aeciospores - magnified (4)Image 12: Aeciospores - magnified (5)Image 13: Peridial cells - magnifiedImage 14: Peridial cells - magnified (2)Image 15: Peridial cells - magnified (3)Image 16: Peridial cells - magnified (4)Image 17: Peridial fragment - microscope low magnification
2: Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders Rust)
16 Jun 2008 OSGR: TQ91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
telia, on leaves of Alexanders
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 4: Infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 5: Telia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged
3: Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders Rust)
16 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
telia on Alexanders
Image 1: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 2: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 3: Teliospores - profile focus - magnifiedImage 4: Teliospores - profile focus - magnified (2)Image 5: Teliospores - surface focus - magnifiedImage 6: Teliospores - surface focus - magnified (2)Image 7: Teliospores - to show pores - magnified
4: Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders Rust)
11 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
telia on Alexanders
Image 1: Infected leaves - top surfacesImage 2: Infected leaves - under surfacesImage 3: Infected leaf - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Telia - on leaf underside - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Telia - on leaf underside - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Telia - on leaf underside - enlargedImage 7: Telia - on leaf underside - enlarged (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Agro, L.A., Bell, A. & Shattock, R.C. 1999 Puccinia smyrnii and P. vincae: a microscopical study of two autoecious rusts Mycologist Vol 13 (3): 107-111.

Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders 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 smyrnii (Alexanders Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia smyrnii (Alexanders Rust)
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