Gymnosporangium libocedri
Gymnosporangium libocedri, the Pacific Coast pear rust, is a plant pathogen and rust fungus. 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.
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'brooming' on Calocedrus decurrens
| Gymnosporangium libocedri | |
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| Gymnosporangium libocedri on serviceberry fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnosporangium |
| Species: | G. libocedri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnosporangium libocedri (Henn.) F. Kern (1908) | |
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Gymnosporangium libocedri on incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
References
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Close up on Calocedrus decurrens
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