Puccinia antirrhini Dietel & Holw.
(Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia antirrhini (Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon Rust)
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 antirrhini (Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon Rust) :
1: Puccinia antirrhini (Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon Rust)
28 Aug 2005 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
on Snapdragon
Image 1: Infected leaf - underside - close-upImage 2: Infected plantImage 3: Infected plant (2)Image 4: Infected plant (3)Image 5: Infected shootImage 6: Infected shoot - pale backgroundImage 7: Stem lesions - close-upImage 8: Infected leaf - upperside - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Infected leaf - upperside - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Infected leaf - upperside - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 11: Infected leaf - underside - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Infected leaf - underside - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Infected leaf - underside - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 14: Stem lesion - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 16: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 17: Uredospores - magnified (3)Image 18: Uredospores - surface focus - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Preece, T.F. 2003 Puccinia antirrhini on Antirrhinum molle in Britain Mycologist Vol 17 (1): 35-36.

Puccinia antirrhini (Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon 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 antirrhini (Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia antirrhini (Antirrhinum Rust, Snapdragon Rust)
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