Puccinia ruttneri Fischer, 1952
Fungi, Basidiomycota. Pucciniomycetes, Pucciniales, Pucciniaceae
on Petasites
gall
spermogonia mainly epiphyllous, orange, on up to 8 mm large yellowish leaf spots. Aecia hypophyllous, on the corresponding upperside of the leaf wine-red spots; they are cupulate, with a yellowish white peridium divided into segments. Spores pale yellow, 16-21 x 16-24 µm
spermogonia, aecia
Asteraceae,
narrowly monophagous
Petasites hybridus.
on Carex
gall
uredinia mainly hypophyllous, cinnamon brown, rather long covered by the silvery epidermis. urediniospores with 3 or 5 inconspicuous, essentially equatorial pores. Telia develop inside the uredinia, eventually brownish black, very compact, sometimes causing malformation of the sppores. Teliospores 2-celled; wall smooth; pedicel persistent, honey-coloured, about as long as the spore.
uredinia, telia
Cyperaceae, narrowly monophagous
Carex acuta.
references
Brandenburger (1985a), BBuhr (1965a), Gäumann (1959a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a).
11/11/2016