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Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae
(Blackthorn Rust)
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Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae (Pers.) Dietel, 1922 (Blackthorn Rust)

Date: 12 September 2007
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 12/09/2007[B]
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State: Telia (III)
Record Summary: Hypophyllous telia on Damson leaves
Associated organism: on underside live leaf of Prunus domestica insititia
Identification Notes: Telia on underside of small yellow spots.

Teliospores small, adhering in balls almost like smut spores! Septate, rough walled, lower cell often slightly smoother than upper, and darkening more slowly so paler when young, but both cells similarly coloured in mature spores.

Images etc

magnified photograph Infected leaf - top surface - close-up 272 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - top surface - close-up 500 by 313 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - top surface - close-up 500 by 312 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - top surface - close-up 500 by 269 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - under surface - close-up 500 by 311 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - under surface - close-up 500 by 308 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected leaf - under surface - close-up 500 by 275 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaves - top surfaces 500 by 441 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaves - top surfaces 500 by 437 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaves - top surfaces 500 by 381 pixels
magnified photograph Telia - magnified 500 by 377 pixels
magnified photograph Telia - magnified 500 by 289 pixels
naked eye photograph Telia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Telia on leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Telial leaf spots on leaf top surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Telial leaf spots on leaf top surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Teliospores - magnified 500 by 267 pixels
microscope photograph Teliospores - magnified 500 by 426 pixels
microscope photograph Teliospores - magnified 500 by 435 pixels
microscope photograph Teliospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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