Puccinia liliacearum

Puccinia liliacearum is a rust on Ornithogalum species. It is a microcyclic species lacking aecia and uredinia. It was described from Ornithogalum umbellatum in France, and it is common in Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to North America. In the United States of America, the first records are from New York in 1971 and Pennsylvania in 1972. It has since spread south to Maryland and east to Indiana.[1]

Close-up of black telia on an infected leaf of Ornithogalum umbellatum

Puccinia liliacearum
Stand of Ornithogalum umbellatum infected with Puccinia liliacearum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Species:
P. liliacearum
Binomial name
Puccinia liliacearum
Duby

References

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