Uromyces steironematis

Uromyces steironematis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Uromyces
Species:
U. steironematis
Binomial name
Uromyces steironematis
Arthur (1917)

Uromyces steironematis is a species of rust fungus and plant pathogen in the family Pucciniaceae.[1] The fungus produces its aecia on plants in the family Primulaceae, including Lysimachia ciliata (formerly Steironema ciliatum).[2] The fungus was collected on Spartina michauxiana in Palmer, Nebraska in 1905 by Rev. J. M. Bates,[2] and was formally described by mycologist Joseph Charles Arthur in 1917.[3] U. steironematis is distributed across parts of the Midwestern United States.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Uromyces steironematis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Arthur, J. C. (1 September 1917). "Cultures of Uredineae in 1916 and 1917". Mycologia. 9 (5): 294โ€“312. doi:10.2307/3753149. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 3753149. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. โ†‘ Gautam, Ajay Kumar; Avasthi, Shubhi; Verma, Rajnish Kumar; Niranjan, Mekala; Devadatha, Bandarupalli; Jayawardena, Ruvishika S.; Suwannarach, Nakarin; Karunarathna, Samantha C. (14 June 2022). "A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus Uromyces". Journal of Fungi. 8 (6): 633. doi:10.3390/jof8060633. PMC 9224716. PMID 35736116.