Gymnosporangium confusum Plowr., (a rust fungus)


30 May 2009 at OSGR: SU88 in Bucks, England

Record SummarySingle hawthorn leaf with aecia
Found asAecia (I)
Date30 May 2009
Associated organismCrataegus monogyna
OS grid refOSGR: SU88
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W
Vice CountyBucks, VC no: 24
CountryEngland
Voucher30 May 2009[A]
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Notes:

Reddish brown, yellow-bordered spot with black pycnia on upper surface of leaf; bearing hypophyllous, pale brown, cylindrical aecia below; peridium only shortly lacerate.

Aeciospores: pale yellow, subspherical, thick-walled (2-3µm), verruculose under oil immersion, 23-25/21µm.

Peridial cells: hyaline, with transversely elongated warts and ridges.

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