Pucciniastrum coryli
Pucciniastrum coryli is a fungal plant pathogen infecting hazelnuts. It forms ochraceous rust pustules on the leaves. Also commonly known as hazel rust.
| Pucciniastrum coryli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniastraceae |
| Genus: | Pucciniastrum |
| Species: | P. coryli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pucciniastrum coryli Kom., (1899) | |
It is known to affect Corylus sieboldiana, Corylus colurna and Corylus heterophylla.[1]
References
- Perley Spaulding Foreign Diseases of Forest Trees of the World: An Annotated List (August 1961), p. 303, at Google Books
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