Puccinia cynodontis Lacroix, 1859
polyphagous
Plantago major, France, dépt. Ardennes, Givet © Sébastien Carbonnelle: spermogonia
gall
Spermogonia amphigenous, orange, later dark brown. Aecia cylindrical, white-pale yellow (spores colourless), mostly hypophyllous.
spermogonia, aecia
polyphagous on herbs
Plantago coronopus, lanceolata, major, media.
In regions more to the south also on Caprifoliaceae (Centranthus calcitrapae, Fedia cornucopiae, Valerianella carinata, chlorodonta, coronata, dentata, eriocarpa, discoidea, locusta, microcarpa, oxyrrhyncha, rimosa), Euphorbiaceae (Mercurialis annua), Plantaginaceae (Veronica polita, tournefortii), Ranunculaceae (Adonis aestivalis, annua, flammea, Consolida ajacis, camptocarpa, orientalis, regalis, Staphisagria macrosperma), Saxifragaceae (Saxifraga tridactylites), Violaceae (Viola arvensis, hortensis, kitaibeliana, occulta, odorata, tricolor & subsp. ammotropha).
on Cynodon
Cynodon dactylon, from Baker (1955a): urediniospores
Cynodon dactylon, from González Fragoso (1924a): teliospores
gall
Uredinia and telia mostly hypophyllous, brown and blackish brown, respectively. Urediniospores 19-28 x 20-31 µm, with 2-3 germination pores. Teliospores 2-celled; top cell with apically strongly thickened wall; pedicel 70-80 µm, persistent.
uredinia, telia
Poaceae, monophagous
Cynodon dactylon.
? Also Eragrostis barrelieri (Gjaerum & Sunding).
synonyms
Puccinia desmazieri Constanineau, 1916.
references
Afshan & Khalid (2009a), Bahçecioğlu & Kabaktepe (2012a), Bahçecioğlu, Kabaktepe & Yildiz (2006a), Baker (1955a), Beltran Tejera (1976a), Brandenburger (1985a: 585, 835), Buhr (1964b), Gäumann (1959a), Gjaerum & Sunding (1986a), Gönczö & Révay (1981a), González Fragoso (1924a), Heluta, Hayova, Tykhonenko ao (2010a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Özaslan, Hüseyin & Erdogdu (2014a), Poelt & Zwetko (1997a), Savchenko, Heluta, Wasser & Nevo (2014d), Savchenko, Wasser, Heluta & Nevo (2019a), Termorshuizen & Swertz (2011a).