Uromyces junci
A rust alternating between two hosts: the spermogonia and aecia affect Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) and the uredinial/telial stages affect rushes (Juncus spp.) .
Orange-brown uredinia erupt from the stem, leaves and flower heads of the rush. The telia are darker.
host 
Photographs of the rust on the host. You must record the host plant species.
Primary host is a rush (Juncus); aecial host Fleabane. Marshland, wetland, water body margins
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Donisthorpe, pond in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
15 July 2025
uredinia
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Donisthorpe, pond in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
15 July 2025
Juncus acutiflorus/articulatus
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Donisthorpe, pond in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
15 July 2025
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Donisthorpe, pond in field SE of Ramscliff Ave
15 July 2025
urediniospores
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pucciniales
- Family:
- Pucciniaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 15/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 15/07/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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