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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Puccinia muehlenbeckiae. Puccinia muehlenbeckiae

Synonyms

Puccinia rumicis-scutati var. muehlenbeckiae

Biostatus

Present in region - Exotic

Article: Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005). Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. Ngā Harore o Aotearoa 4: xi + 437 p. Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press.
Description: Type: Rust and Smut Fungi; Description: Uredinia scattered, globose or linear, yellowish brown; on lower surfaces of leaves. Urediniospores globose to ellipsoid, 25–33 × 15–20 μm, yellowish brown, finely echinulate. Telia often forming among the uredinia; mainly on the lower surfaces of leaves. Teliospores clavate to broadly elliptical, 1- (occasionally 2-) septate, 27–33 × 16–19 μm, finely echinulate; pedicel persistent.
Distribution: Distribution: Auckland, Wellington.; 1st Record: Dingley (1977).