Puccinia urticae-xiphioidis Dupias, 1958
on Urtica
gall
Aecia white, hypophyllous, in small groups, also on the petioles; spores 14-20 x 18-24 µm. They do not induce galling.
spermogonia, aecia
Urticaceae; monophagous
on Iris
gall
uredinia cinnamon coloured, bladder-like, opening with a slit; spores with 3 or 4, mostly equatorial, germination pores, 21-27 x 25-33 µm. Telia black, hypophyllous, linear, often confluent; spores 2-celled, 13-20 x 30-57 µm; wall smooth, in top cell apically thickened to 12 µm.
uredinia, telia
Iridaceae, monophagous
Iris.
synonyms
closely related, possibly conspecific, with P. iridis.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 78, 741).
Last modified 6.xii.2022