Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis Doidge
(Pelargonium Rust)

Interactions where Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
telium telium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMinor Pelargonium x hybridum cultivated geraniums Geraniales: Geraniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Fungal foes in your garden no 21: Pelargonium rust., Spooner, B.M. & Fox, R.T.V., 1993
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis/Puccinia pelargonii-zonalisPelargonium rusttelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium x hybridum/Pelargonium x hybridumcultivated geraniumsliveleafMinor
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf UK/Ireland Pelargonium x hybridum cultivated geraniums Geraniales: Geraniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Fungal foes in your garden no 21: Pelargonium rust., Spooner, B.M. & Fox, R.T.V., 1993
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis/Puccinia pelargonii-zonalisPelargonium rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Pelargonium x hybridum/Pelargonium x hybridumcultivated geraniumsliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spooner, B.M. & Fox, R.T.V., 1993Fungal foes in your garden no 21: Pelargonium rust.Mycologist Vol 07 (3): 149.

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B.M. & Fox, R.T.V. 1993 Fungal foes in your garden no 21: Pelargonium rust. Mycologist Vol 07 (3): 149.

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. 1993 Pelargonium rust in England Mycologist Vol 07 (3): 150-151.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19 images of Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (Pelargonium Rust)
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