Coleosporium Explained

Coleosporium is a genus of rust fungi belonging to the family Coleosporiaceae. This diverse genus encompasses approximately 100 distinct species. The lifecycle of these fungi involves aecial stages, during which they parasitize various species of Pinus (pine trees), while their telial occur on a number of angiosperms (flowering plants).^[1]

Selected species

• Coleosporium asterum parasite of Solidago gigantea^[2]
• Coleosporium carneum
• Coleosporium clematidis
• Coleosporium clerodendri
• Coleosporium delicatulum
• Coleosporium eupatorii
• Coleosporium helianthi
• Coleosporium ipomoeae
• Coleosporium leptodermidis
• Coleosporium ligulariae
• Coleosporium madiae
• Coleosporium pacificum
• Coleosporium perillae
• Coleosporium plectranthi
• Coleosporium plumeriae
• Coleosporium saussureae
• Coleosporium telekiae
• Coleosporium tussilaginis
• Coleosporium zanthoxyli

Range

Mostly the Northern Hemisphere.

Notes and References

1. Helfer . Stephan . Coleosporium in Europe . . Mycotaxon, Ltd. . 124 . 1 . 2013-10-10 . 0093-4666 . 10.5248/124.87 . 87–99. free . CABD 20133387315.
2. McTaggart . Alistair R. . Aime . M. Catherine . The species of Coleosporium (Pucciniales) on Solidago in North America . . British Mycological Society (Elsevier) . 122 . 8 . 2018 . 1878-6146 . 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.04.007 . 800–809. free .