Puccinia campanulae
Species of fungus
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Puccinia campanulae is a plant pathogen that causes rust on bellflower (Campanula).
| Puccinia campanulae | |
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| P. campanulae on leaf of Campanula sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: | Puccinia |
| Species: | P. campanulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Puccinia campanulae Carmich. (1836) | |
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In Iceland, it is known to infect Campanula rotundifolia, on which it produces teliospores, but it has not been found to infect Campanula uniflora, the other native Campanula species in Iceland.[1]