Biology:Aecidium magellanicum
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Short description: Species of fungus
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| Calafate rust growing on the shrub Beriberis microphylla in Chile . | |
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| Species: | A. magellanicum
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| Aecidium magellanicum Berk. (1847)
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Aecidium magellanicum, commonly known as the calafate rust, is a species of rust fungi. This fungus can cause a growth defect known as a witches broom, an excessive growth of stems from a single point on a branch. The species is known to infect the evergreen shrub Berberis buxifolia in Argentina and Chile .[1]
References
- ↑ Hernández JR, Hennen JF. (2003). "Rust fungi causing galls, witches' brooms, and other abnormal plant growths in northwestern Argentina". Mycologia 95(4): 728–755.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4687447 entry
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