Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (DC.) Savile
(Rhododendron Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyChrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)
SpeciesChrysomyxa ledi (a fungus)
GenusChrysomyxa (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyCOLEOSPORIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust) :
1: Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)
5 May 2011 OSGR: SU32 51° 0’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
hypophyllous uredia, on dark brown necrotic spots on leaves of Rhododendron cv.
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (2)Image 3: Infected leaf - top surface - white background (3)Image 4: Infected leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 5: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (2)Image 6: Infected leaf - under surface - white background (3)Image 7: Uredinia - magnifiedImage 8: Uredinia - magnified (2)Image 9: Uredinia - magnified (3)Image 10: Uredinia - magnified (4)Image 11: Uredinia - magnified (5)Image 12: Uredosori - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 14: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 15: Uredospores - highly magnifiedImage 16: Uredospores - highly magnified (2)Image 17: Uredospores - surface ornamentation - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2004 Path News Issue 9: October 2004

Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri (Rhododendron Rust)

Recorded on Rhododendron or Picea, mainly from Scotland but has also been found in England a few times.

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