''Gymnosporangium clavipes'' is a plant pathogen, a fungus that causes cedar-quince rust. Similar to ''
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae'' and ''
Gymnosporangium globosum'', the fungus infects a wide range of
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
, such as apple, hawthorn and quince trees, and also requires an evergreen host such as
eastern red cedar or a number of other juniper species to complete its life cycle.
[James Schuster]
Cedar-Quince Rust
Accessed July 16, 2008.
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Pucciniales
Apple tree diseases
Fruit tree diseases
Fungal tree pathogens and diseases
Galls
Fungi described in 1873
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