Puccinia smyrnii | |
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Puccinia smyrnii (yellow dots) of leaves | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Pucciniaceae |
Genus: | Puccinia |
Species: | P. smyrnii
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Binomial name | |
Puccinia smyrnii Bivona-Bernardi 1894 [1]
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Puccinia smyrnii, or alexanders rust, is a fungus species and plant pathogen which causes rust on alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum). It was originally found in Sicily.[3] It is found in Europe and parts of north Africa.[4]