Puccinia apii Corda, 1823

on Apium

gall

No host alternation. Spermogonia, aecia, uredinia.and telia mostly hypophyllous. Aecia small, cupulate, white; spores orange, finely verrucose, without smooth zones (contrary to Uromyces lineolatus). Uredinia cinnamon coloured, pulverulent; spores unicellular. Telia blackish brown; spores two-celled, on a deciduous pedicel.

host plants

Apiaceae, monophagous

Apium graveolens, prostratum.

references

Bahcecioglu & Kabaktepe (2012a), Bahçecioğlu, Kabaktepe & Yildiz (2006a), Brandenburger (1985a: 430), Buhr (1964b), Ellis & Ellis (1997a), González Fragoso (1924a), Henderson (2000a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Poelt & Zwetko (1997a), Preece & Hick (1994a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Termorshuizen & Swertz (2011a), Wilson & Henderson (1966a), Woods, Stringer, Evans & Chater (2015a).