Puccinia mirabilissima Peck
(Mahonia Rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia mirabilissima (Mahonia 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 mirabilissima (Mahonia Rust) :
1: Puccinia mirabilissima (Mahonia Rust)
17 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
uredia and telia: heavy infection on leaves of cultivated Oregon Grape
Image 1: Infected host - close-upImage 2: Infected host MahoniaImage 3: Infected leavesImage 4: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 5: Infected leaf - under surfaceImage 6: Infected leaves - top surfacesImage 7: Telia - magnifiedImage 8: Peridial cells and uredospores - magnifiedImage 9: Peridial cells and uredospores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Peridial cells - magnifiedImage 11: Sorus fragment - magnifiedImage 12: Teliospore and peridial cells - magnifiedImage 13: Teliospore and uredospores - magnifiedImage 14: Teliospore, peridial cells and uredospores - magnifiedImage 15: Teliospores, uredospores and peridial cell - magnifiedImage 16: Teliospores, uredospores and peridial cells - magnifiedImage 17: Teliospores, uredospores and peridial cells - magnified (2)Image 18: Uredospores - magnified
2: Puccinia mirabilissima (Mahonia Rust)
12 May 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
II, III on Mahonia
Image 1: HostImage 2: Host (2)Image 3: Infected leaves on hostImage 4: Infected leaves on host (2)Image 5: Senescent leaflet with Uredosori - top surfaceImage 6: Senescent leaflet with Uredosori - top surface (2)Image 7: Senescent leaflet with Uredosori - under sideImage 8: Senescent leaflet with Uredosori - under side (2)Image 9: Senescent leaf with Uredosori - top surfaceImage 10: Senescent leaf with Uredosori - under sideImage 11: Senescent leaflet with Uredosori - top surfaceImage 12: Senescent leaflet with Uredosori - under sideImage 13: Senescent leaf with Uredosori - top surfaceImage 14: Senescent leaf with Uredosori - under sideImage 15: Uredosori - on underside of leaflet - magnifiedImage 16: Uredosori - top surface of leaf - enlargedImage 17: Uredosori - under surface of leaf - enlargedImage 18: Teliospore and uredospores - magnifiedImage 19: Teliospore - magnifiedImage 20: Teliospores - magnifiedImage 21: Teliospores - magnified (2)Image 22: Teliospores - magnified (3)Image 23: Teliospore - three views - magnifiedImage 24: Teliospore - two views - magnifiedImage 25: Uredosori - on underside of leaflet - magnifiedImage 26: Uredosori - on underside of leaflet - magnified (2)Image 27: Uredospores - magnifiedImage 28: Uredospores - magnified (2)Image 29: Uredospores - magnified (3)Image 30: Uredospores - surface - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Lucas, J.A. & Mordue, J.E.M. 1988 An outbreak of Mahonia Rust, Cumminsiella mirabilissima Mycologist Vol 02 (4): 163.

Puccinia mirabilissima (Mahonia 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 mirabilissima (Mahonia Rust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Puccinia mirabilissima (Mahonia Rust)
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