Puccinia sorghi Schwein.
(Maize Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia sorghi (Maize 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 sorghi (Maize Rust) :
1: Puccinia sorghi (Maize Rust)
20 Sep 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
infected Maize leaves
Image 1: Infection

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Laundon, G.F. & Waterston, J.M. 1964 Puccinia sorghi I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 3.

Puccinia sorghi (Maize 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 sorghi (Maize Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia sorghi (Maize Rust)
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