Puccinia glechomatis

Description

The rust fungus Puccinia glechomatis galls the leaves of Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea) affecting the stem, petiole or underside of the leaf veins. The yellow, brown or black swellings bear telia.  There is no host-plant alternation, and only telia are produced

Identification difficulty
UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Common names
Ground Ivy Rust
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Pucciniales
Family:
Pucciniaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
91
First record:
22/09/2016 (Grimes, Martin)
Last record:
03/10/2024 (lemmon, roy)

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