Gymnosporangium libocedri, the Pacific Coast pear rust, is a plant pathogen and rust fungus.[1] It produces orange gelatinous growths (telia) on incense cedar in the spring. Its secondary hosts include apple, crabapple, hawthorn, mountain ash, pear, quince, and serviceberry.
Gymnosporangium libocedri | |
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Gymnosporangium libocedri on serviceberry fruits | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Gymnosporangiaceae |
Genus: | Gymnosporangium |
Species: | G. libocedri
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Binomial name | |
Gymnosporangium libocedri (Henn.) F. Kern (1908)
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References
edit- ^ "Gymnosporangium libocedri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria]". Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. doi:10.1079/dfb/20056400548. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
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