Tranzschelia discolor
Tranzschelia discolor is a rust with the primary host, Prunus sp., chiefly Prunus domestica. Small brown uredinia and black telia are borne on the leaf undersides, but these are not gall-causers.
Galls are caused on the alternate host, Anemone, including Anemone blanda, A coronaria or A fulgens; white aecia and spermogonia cover the leaf undersides, causing thickening of the leaf.
Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae
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Prunus species
Uncommon or under-recorded.
Uncommon or under-recorded.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Plum Rust
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pucciniales
- Family:
- Tranzscheliaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 11/09/2019 (lemmon, roy)
- Last record:
- 14/10/2021 (lemmon, roy)
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