Uromyces junci explained

Uromyces junci is a fungus species and plant pathogen which causes rust on various plants including (Rushes) Juncus species.

It appears as a whitish peridium and a pale yellow mass of spores,^[1] it can be found on Pulicaria dysenterica, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus and Juncus subnodulosus.^{[2] [3]}

It is mainly found in Europe, North America, New Zealand and parts of South America.^[4]

In 1994, it was found in Japan.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uromyces junci . 24 August 2023.
2. Book: Ellis . M.B. . Year . J.P. . Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook . 1997 . The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd . 0 85546 245 0 . 2nd.
3. Book: Legon . N.W. . Henrici . A. . Roberts . P.J. . Spooner . B.M. . Watling . R. . Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, . 2005 . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . London, U.K. . 1 84246 121 4.
4. Web site: Uromyces junci Tul. . www.gbif.org . 24 August 2023 . en.
5. Harada . Yukio . Materials for the rust flora of Japan VI . Mycoscience . 1994 . 35 . 295–299.