from Gäumann (1959a): teliospores

gall

No host plant alternation; uredinia and telia. Uredinia amphigenous, also on the stems, small, pulverulent, chestnut brown; spores 23-26 x 27-31 µm, 2 equatorial germination pores. Telia mainly on the stems; spores 18-22 x 24-30 µm; pedicel hyaline, deciduous.

hostplants

Caryophyllaceae, monophagous

Silene gallica, italica, nicceensis.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 112), Gäumann (1959a), González-Fragoso (1925a).

22/04/2017