Chrysomyxa pirolata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Coleosporiaceae |
Genus: | Chrysomyxa |
Species: | C. pirolata |
Binomial name | |
Chrysomyxa pirolata Wint. |
The spruce cone rust, caused by the rust fungus Chrysomyxa pirolata Wint., affects spruces in 3 continents, including white spruce in Canada (Hiratsuka 1987). Alternate hosts of the fungus are several species among 3 genera of wintergreen: Pyrola spp., Orthilia spp., and Moneses spp. (Ziller 1974, Sutherland et al. 1984). Diseased cones open prematurely and orange-yellow aeciospores are sometimes produced in such quantity as to color the forest floor and lake surfaces. Up to half of a cone crop can be affected, and most of the affected cones do not produce viable seed. Some localities commonly experience damage to 20% to 30% of cone crops (Hiratsuka 1987), a factor to be considered in the siting of seed orchards.
References
- ^ Hiratsuka, Y. 1987. Forest tree diseases of the prairie provinces. Gov’t Can., Can. For. Serv., Edmonton AB, Inf. Rep. NOR-X-286. 142 p.
- Ziller, W.G. 1974. The tree rusts of western Canada. Environ. Can., Can. For. Serv., Ottawa ON, Publ. 1329. 272 p.
- Sutherland, J.R.; Woods, T.A.D.; Miller, G.E. 1984. Effect of selected insecticides and fungicides on germination of Douglas-fir and white spruce pollen. USDA, For. Serv., Tree Plant. Notes 35(1):22–24. (Cited in Coates et al. 1994).
Taxon identifiers | |
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Chrysomyxa pirolata |
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