Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


poplar rust
Melampsora medusae Thuem.

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Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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poplar rust
Melampsora medusae
Fruiting Bodies
USDA Forest Service - Northern and Intermountain Region
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poplar rust
Melampsora medusae
Symptoms
Robert L. Anderson


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Urediniomycotinia
Class: Urediniomycetes
Subclass: Urediniomycetidae
Order: Uredinales
Family: Melampsoraceae
Genus: Melampsora

Other System Links

Species Fungorum: 211193


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
cottonwood rust

Related Scientific Names:
Melampsora albertensis Arthur(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: VEG_DISTURBANCE_AGENTS table of the FSVeg Field Sampled Vegetation Data Dictionary version 1.3, dated March 12, 1999.
Scientific Name Reference: Index Fungorum. Paul Kirk. CABI, CBS and Landcare Research. http://www.indexfungorum.org/