Puccinia arenariae
Affects the leaves and sometimes the stems of a wide range of plants, most often recorded on Campions (Silene), where it is not considered to be a gall-causer. Redfern & Shirley (2023) list Chickweed (Stellaria media) and Pearlwort (Sagina) as being galled by this species. Only brown telia are produced.
Rare or under recorded.
Rare or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
21 March 2019
telial stage on Red Campion - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
21 March 2019
on Red Campion - specimen examined
steven lewis
Asfordby hill
26 May 2024
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
21 March 2019
on Red Campion - specimen examined
Melinda Bell
Nailstone Wiggs,pond with dipping platforms
14 August 2024
2 celled teliospores on pedicel
Melinda Bell
Nailstone Wiggs,pond with dipping platforms
14 August 2024
Melinda Bell
Nailstone Wiggs,pond with dipping platforms
14 August 2024
old leaf showing telia
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pucciniales
- Family:
- Pucciniaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 19
- First record:
- 06/07/2017 (lemmon, roy)
- Last record:
- 14/08/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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