Puccinia albescens (Grev.) Plowr.
(a moschatel rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia albescens (a moschatel rust)
Species aggregatePuccinia adoxae agg. (moschatel rusts)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (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 Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust) :
1: Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust)
14 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU32 51° 0’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on Moschatel
Image 1: Both rusts: Puccinia adoxa (dark telia) and P. albescens (pale aecia) on MoschatImage 2: Infected leaf - upperside - close-upImage 3: Infected leaf - underside - close-upImage 4: Infected leaf - underside - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Infected leaf - underside - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Aeciospores - magnifiedImage 7: Aeciospores - magnified (2)Image 8: Aeciospores - magnified (3)Image 9: Aeciospores - magnified (4)Image 10: Aeciospores - surface ornamentation - highly magnifiedImage 11: Aeciospores - surface ornamentation - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Peridium - magnifiedImage 13: Peridium - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Peridium - microscope low magnification (2)
2: Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust)
2 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Townhall Clock
Image 1: Cluster cups on flowersImage 2: Cluster cups on stemImage 3: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 4: Infected leaf - under surfaceImage 5: Infected leaf - under surface - close-upImage 6: Infected plantImage 7: Lesions on flowersImage 8: Lesions on flower shoot
3: Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust)
4 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Townhall Clock
Image 1: Rust on Townhall ClockImage 2: Rust on Townhall Clock (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Robinson, K. 2013 Spring foraying in the Forest of Dean Field Mycology Vol 14 (2): 41-44.

Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia albescens (a moschatel rust)
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