Triphragmium ulmariae

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|image_caption=Mature gall on a leaf of meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)

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|species=ulmariae

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|synonyms=Puccinia ulmariae DC. (1808)

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Triphragmium ulmariae is a species of rust fungus in the family Sphaerophragmiaceae. It causes meadowsweet rust gall,{{r|bioimages}} which develops as a chemically induced swelling, arising from the lower surface of the meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) leaves.{{r|Stubbs}}

Life cycle

The fungus grows in the petioles and midribs of the perennial plant meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), a member of the rose family, causing swelling and distortion. Sori develop with bright orange spores.{{r|Stubbs}} The rust's spores reach the new meadowsweet plants via air movements.

The rust has a severe effect on the survival of meadowsweet seedlings.

References

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[http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/T25797.HTM Biolimages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821213442/http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T25797.HTM |date=2008-08-21 }}

Stubbs, F. B. Edit. (1986) Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls. Pub. Brit Plant Gall Soc. {{ISBN|0-9511582-0-1}}. P. 27.

{{cite web |title=Triphragmium ulmariae (DC.) Link 1825 |url=http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=203857 |publisher=International Mycological Association |work=MycoBank|accessdate=2011-07-08}}

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Category:Pucciniales

Category:Galls

Category:Fungi described in 1808

Category:Fungus species