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Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5357246

rust (Puccinia helianthi) Schwein.

Photographer:
Howard F. Schwartz
Organization:
Colorado State University
Descriptor:
Sexual Spore
Image view:
Dorsal / Abaxial / Back
Description:
Close-up view of the sexual spores of sunflower red rust (Puccinia helianthi) on a volunteer sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus).
Image type:
Field
Host:
common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

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Subject

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Pucciniomycotina
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Subject: Puccinia helianthi Schwein.

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helianthus
Subject: Helianthus annuus L.
Node Affiliation:
Colorado State University
Image uploaded:
Friday, January 18, 2008
Image last updated:
Thursday, March 27, 2008