Melampsora pulcherrima explained

Melampsora pulcherrima is a Mediterranean plant pathogen. It is a rust that infects Mercurialis annua,[1] causing galls, pycnia, and aecia over leaves and stem in winter, seen as a golden yellow swelling over several centimeters, as well as Populus alba, causing uredia and telia[2] on leaves from spring until autumn.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melampsora pulcherrima – Plant Parasites of Europe . Plant Parasites of Europe – leafminers, galls and fungi . 26 March 2021 . 27 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227120437/https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/fungi/basidiomycota/pucciniomycotina/pucciniales/melampsoraceae/melampsora/melampsora-pulcherrima/ . live .
  2. Some observations on the life-cycle of Melampsora pulcherrima (Bub.) Maire . 1989. 42685674 . Moriondo . F. . Longo . B. Naldini . Longo . N. . Drovandi . F. . Gonnelli . T. . Phytopathologia Mediterranea . 28 . 1 . 46–52 .