Xenodochus is a genus of rust fungus in the family Phragmidiaceae, containing the following species:
- Xenodochus minor
- Xenodochus carbonarius, Schltdl., 1826 (Great Burnet Rust)[2]
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| Genus: | Xenodochus |
Both species parasitise members of the Rose family in the genus Sanguisorba, but the genus has a highly discontinuous distribution, with X. minor known from sub-arctic Alaska and X. carbonarius from Europe.
References
edit- ^ "Index Fungorum". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Xenodochus carbonarius Schltdl., 1826 (Great Burnet Rust)". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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