''Puccinia umbilici'' is a
fungal plant pathogen
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
which causes
rust on navelwort (''
Umbilicus rupestris
''Umbilicus rupestris'', the navelwort, penny-pies or wall pennywort, is a fleshy, perennial, edible flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae in the genus '' Umbilicus'' so named for its umbilicate (navel-like) leaves.
Etymology
Bot ...
'').
It was originally found on the leaves of ''
Umbilicus pendulinus
Umbilicus may refer to:
*The navel or belly button
*Umbilicus (mollusc), a feature of gastropod, Nautilus and Ammonite shell anatomy
* ''Umbilicus'' (plant), a genus of over ninety species of perennial flowering plants
*Umbilicus urbis Romae
The ...
'' in France.
It is found in Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States.
References
External links
''Puccinia umbilici'' on Aphotofungi
umbilici
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Fungi described in 1830
Fungi of Europe
Fungi of Japan
Fungi of the United States
Galls
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
Fungus species
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