Protomyces picridis Büren, 1922
on Picris
gall
parts of the midrib and main side veins swollen, often also with red or yellow tones. Here the fungus forms spores in the leaf, in or near the vascular bundles.
hostplants
Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Helminthotheca echioides; Picris hieracioides.
synonyms
Brandenburger considers picridis an invalid synonym of Protomyces pachydermus. See also P. helminthiae.
references
Brandenburger (1985a), Buhr (1965a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a).
01/06/2014