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Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112732/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html" title="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/112732_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ieIGVNF4YRJoSH4Ov7NQxZTeDbE%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112731/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112729/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112731/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html" title="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/112731_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4jVOBWtk4iLMwmNlx6C7kMNKUdI%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112732/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112729/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112729/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html" title="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/112729_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9jCNzQby%2F9fAKyQyAiwbWh5kqKQ%3D" width="128" height="152" alt="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112731/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112732/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States,fungus,rust,spring beauty" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Nineteen days later (during which they were stored in a refrigerator):<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/113851/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html" title="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/113851_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=f4sIetSzMi1MRufpAkZeJQKjyTE%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae These leaves have been in a jar in my fridge for a couple weeks. I had intended to take some pics of them under the microscope sooner, but didn&#039;t have time until yesterday. The orange depressions were empty a couple weeks ago, but are now full of spores. Also, the leaves have turned red.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/113850/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> Initial observation:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring beauty rust,United States,rust,spring beauty" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae

Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants

Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112731/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112729/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States

Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112732/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112729/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States

Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae Habitat: Deciduous forest; there was a whole cluster of infected spring beauty plants<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112731/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112732/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring,Spring beauty rust,United States,fungus,rust,spring beauty


Nineteen days later (during which they were stored in a refrigerator):
Spring Beauty Rust - Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae These leaves have been in a jar in my fridge for a couple weeks. I had intended to take some pics of them under the microscope sooner, but didn't have time until yesterday. The orange depressions were empty a couple weeks ago, but are now full of spores. Also, the leaves have turned red.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/113850/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html<br /> Initial observation:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/112730/spring_beauty_rust_-_puccinia_mariae-wilsoniae.html Geotagged,Puccinia,Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae,Spring beauty rust,United States,rust,spring beauty

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The Spring beauty rust

''Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae'', commonly known as the spring beauty rust, is a species of rust fungus found in North America. A plant pathogen, it grows on the leaves of the spring beauty flowering plants ''Claytonia caroliniana'' and ''C. virginica''.

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Similar species: Pucciniales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Apr 10, 2021. Captured Apr 10, 2021 13:13 in 5 Old Middle St, Goshen, CT 06756, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm

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