Milesina scolopendrii (Fuckel) Jaap, (hart's tongue fern rust)


28 May 2008 at OSGR: SK58 in South-west Yorks, England

Record Summaryon moribund frond of Hart’s Tongue fern
Found asUredia (II)
Date28 May 2008
Associated organismAsplenium scolopendrium
OS grid refOSGR: SK58
Lat/Lon53° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountySouth-west Yorks, VC no: 63
CountryEngland
Voucher28 May 2008[D]
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Notes:

White uredospore deposits on underside of brown patches on moribund frond of Hart’s Tongue fern.

Prep contained a few basidia and basidiospores, presumably arising from embedded teliospores in leaf.

Discoloured areas of leaf with large host cells containing smaller hyaline teliospores. Most noticeable in guard cells.

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