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Mayapple Rust (Leaf Uppersurface) - Allodus podophylli This fungus disfigures the plant, but doesn't seem to cause any real harm. <br />
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Habitat: On mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) leaves<br />
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***I'm not sure if the dark reddish spots are the same fungus??<br />
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Habitat: On mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) leaves<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106976/mayapple_rust_leaf_uppersurface_-_allodus_podophylli.html<br />
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Mayapple Rust (Leaf Uppersurface) - Allodus podophylli

This fungus disfigures the plant, but doesn't seem to cause any real harm.

Habitat: On mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) leaves

Mayapple Rust Spores (Leaf Undersurface) - Allodus podophylli Habitat: On mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) leaves<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106976/mayapple_rust_leaf_uppersurface_-_allodus_podophylli.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106980/mayapple_rust_leaf_undersurface_-_allodus_podophylli.html Allodus podophylli,Geotagged,Mayapple Rust,Spring,United States

Mayapple Rust (Leaf Undersurface) - Allodus podophylli This fungus disfigures the plant, but doesn't seem to cause any real harm.<br />
<br />
***I'm not sure if the dark reddish spots are the same fungus??<br />
<br />
Habitat: On mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) leaves<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106976/mayapple_rust_leaf_uppersurface_-_allodus_podophylli.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106983/mayapple_rust_leaf_undersurface_-_allodus_podophylli.html Allodus podophylli,Geotagged,Mayapple Rust,Spring,United States

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The Mayapple Rust

''Allodus podiphylli,'' mayapple rust is a plant pathogen. This fungal parasite forms tiny bright orange cups on the underside of leaves of mayapple.

Similar species: Pucciniales

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 8, 2021. Captured Jun 18, 2020 22:00 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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Canon EOS 90D
f/2.8
1/197s
ISO200
100mm

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