Puccinia caricina

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    Description

    A brown rust affecting Carex pendula.

    Identification difficulty
    Recording advice

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    Habitat

    Grows on on live leaves of Carex pendula.

    When to see it

    When Carex pendula is in leaf.

    Life History

    A common rust on Carex pendula but  rarely found on the alternate host (Ribes species)

    UK Status

    Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Not often recorded  in Leicestershire and Rutland, possibly due to the difficulty of identification.

    • Geoffrey Hall
      University of Leicester Botanic Gardens
      08 September 2019
      Telia - Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-caricis on Carex pendula
    • Geoffrey Hall
      University of Leicester Botanic Gardens
      08 September 2019
      Telia - Puccinia caricina var. ribesii-caricis on Carex pendula

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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