Puccinia andropogonis

Puccinia • Pucciniales • Pucciniomycetes • Basidiomycota • fungi • plant diseases • pests-diseases-weeds

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Puccinia andropogonis Schwein. 1832

This fungus causes rust diseases on several plants, including grasses of the genus Andropogon. A number of varieties have been described and P. andropogonis is regarded as a complex of several species.

Publications covering Puccinia andropogonis

Canadian Journal of Botany - Revue Canadienne de Botanique (2005) 83, 1159-1173
Charles W. Barnes, Linda L. Kinkel and James V. Groth (2005)
Spatial and temporal dynamics of Puccinia andropogonis on Comandra umbellata and Andropogon gerardii in a native prairie