Juniper-Hawthorn Rust Gymnosporangium globosum (Fari) Fari    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Pucciniomycetes   >   Order Pucciniales   >   Family Pucciniaceae   >   Genus Gymnosporangium   

Description:

Yellow spots become orange-red and eventually develop black central dots. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Relationships:

Found on leaves, petioles, twigs, and fruit of hawthorn, as well as apple, crabapple, and occasionally other species. Various juniper species are alternate hosts.

There are 7 records in the project database.

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Juniper-Hawthorn Rust in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/8/2019). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Juniper-Hawthorn Rust in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/8/2019). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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