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lousewort rust

Puccinia clintonii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 3, May 4, June 4, July 3, August 3, September 2, October 2, November 1, December 1.
Canada80
United States74
British Columbia29
Ontario24
Michigan20
Alberta17
Wisconsin15
Wyoming10
Oregon9
Idaho7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Plant pathogenDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly parasitize or infect plants.Inferred from its group
  • ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassPucciniomycetes
Orderrust fungi · Pucciniales
FamilyPucciniaceae
GenusOrange-Yellow Rusts · Puccinia

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