Rose Rust - Phragmidium mucronatum

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    Description

    See description under Life History

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    On roses.

    When to see it

    See Life History

    Life History

    In spring bright orange pustules appear on the leafstalks, branches, leaf underside and any remaining hips. During summer yellow-orange pustules then develop on the undersides of leaves, becoming interspersed with black pustules in late summer/early autumn. It usually overwinters in the form of teliospores associated with fallen leaves.

    UK Status

    Widespread and common in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    • David Nicholls
      Cloud Wood
      24 June 2011
    • David Nicholls
      Ketton Quarry
      25 May 2012
    • David Nicholls
      Ratcliffe Culey, Gravel Pit
      04 July 2019
    • Melinda Bell
      Heather, QEDJWood
      06 June 2019

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map