Puccinia lythri Syrgij, 1964
Fungi, Basidiomycota. Pucciniomycetes, Pucciniales, Pucciniaceae
on Lythrum
gall
No host plant alternation; only uredinia and telia, both hypophyllous, cinnamon coloured and alsmost black, respectively; the telia may merge into black crusts. Urediniospores spinulose, 19-25 x 21-29 µ. Teliospores 2-celled, 14-25 x 40-60 µm, wall smooth, pedicel persistent.
hostplants
Lythraceae, monophagous
Lythrum salicaria.
references
Brandenburger (1985a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a).
20/12/2016