Melampsora rostrupii Wagner, (dog's mercury rust)


19 Apr 2007 at OSGR: SU67 in Berks, England

Record SummaryPycnia, surrounded by aecia on green parts of Dog’s Mercury
Found asAecia (I)
Date19 April 2007
Associated organismMercurialis perennis
OS grid refOSGR: SU67
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher19 Apr 2007[G]
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Notes:

Aecia on leaf, stem and flower.

Aeciospores: yellow, spherical to ovoid or ellipsoid, 19-30/17-20.5µm, finely and densely verruculose.

Peridial cells: inflated, with thick, granular walls and yellowish contents.

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