psathyrella's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

What

Rust Fungi (Order Pucciniales)

Observer

jenetics

Date

January 25, 2021

Place

119 Tiroroa Avenue (Google, OSM)

Description

Larger infection seen on other leaves and removed carefully by owner and bagged before photo taken.

Rust Fungi - Photo (c) Warren Cardimona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Warren Cardimona
psathyrella's ID: Rust Fungi (Order Pucciniales)
Added on January 28, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

11 photos

What

Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii)

Observer

pjd1

Date

January 25, 2021 10:26 AM NZDT

Place

Auckland, Mt Albert, Unitec Campus, Te Wai Unuroa o Wairaka (Owairaka Spring) (Google, OSM)

Description

Severe infestation - one of the worst I have ever seen on this host species. Two planted tree's growing on margin of spring; these 5-6 tall. All young growth and especially floral primordia and maturing inflorescences covered in urediniospores.

Bees (Apis mellifera) noted harvesting spores - see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/68580488.

These tree's I have been watching monthly since September 2017. I last checked them on 1 January 2021 (not Austropuccinia was evident then). This infestation was reported to me by Wendy John who noted it on 23 January 2021 - see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/68482642

Myrtle Rust - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Peter de Lange
psathyrella's ID: Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii)
Added on January 25, 2021
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