Coleosporium
Encyclopedia
Coleosporium is a genus
of rust fungi
in the family Coleosporiaceae
. The genus contains about 100 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of rust fungi
Rust (fungus)
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales. About 7800 species are known. Rusts can affect a variety of plants; leaves, stems, fruits and seeds. Rust is most commonly seen as coloured powder, composed off tiny aeciospores which land on vegetation producing...
in the family Coleosporiaceae
Coleosporiaceae
The Coleosporiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 6 genera and 131 species....
. The genus contains about 100 species.
Selected species
- Coleosporium asterum
- Coleosporium carneum
- Coleosporium clematidis
- Coleosporium clerodendri
- Coleosporium delicatulum
- Coleosporium eupatorii
- Coleosporium ipomoeaeColeosporium ipomoeaeColeosporium ipomoeae is a plant pathogen. Specifically, it is a fungus that can develop on sweet potatoes.-External links:*...
- Coleosporium leptodermidis
- Coleosporium ligulariae
- Coleosporium perillae
- Coleosporium plectranthi
- Coleosporium plumeriae
- Coleosporium saussureae
- Coleosporium telekiae
- Coleosporium tussilaginisColeosporium tussilaginisColeosporium tussilaginis is species of rust fungus in the Coleosporiaceae family. It is a plant pathogen....
- Coleosporium zanthoxyli