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Puccinia virgae-aureae
Nomenclature
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Family: PucciniaceaeGenus: Puccinia
Species:
Puccinia virgae-aureae
SUMMARY
Colonies developing on rounded yellowish or purple spots that can be black-centred.
Spermogonia, aecia and uredinia unknown.
Telia epiphyllous and hypophyllous, minute, often strongly clustered and sometimes forming dendritic patterns, compact, domed to hemispherical, shining black. Teliospores 30-56 x 12-20 µm, ellipsoidal, clavate or fusiform, the apex often acute, golden to mid brown, 1-septate, hardly constricted, the wall smooth, to 12 µm thick and paler at the apex. Pedicelsabout half the length of the spore, ± hyaline.