Triphragmium ulmariae

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

Triphragmium ulmariae
Mature gall on a leaf of meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Sphaerophragmiaceae
Genus: Triphragmium
Species:
T. ulmariae
Binomial name
Triphragmium ulmariae
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Synonyms

Puccinia ulmariae DC. (1808)

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