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Phragmidium

'Phragmidium ' is a genus of rust fungus that typically infects plant species in the Rosaceae. It is characterised by having stalked teliospores borne on telia each having a row of four or more cells. All species have a caeoma which is a diffuse aecidium lacking a peridium.

There are a number of species of 'Phragmidium most of which are restricted to one or a few host species. Examples include:

  • P. acuminatum on Rubus saxatile
  • P. bulbosum on Rubus fruticosus and Rubeus caesius
  • P. sterilis on Potentilla sterilis
  • P. potentillae on Potentilla anglica
  • P. rubi-idea on Raspberry
  • P. tuberculatum on some Rose cultivars
  • P. violaceum on cultivated Blackberry and Loganberry

Possible the most commonly encountered is P. mucronatum found on most species of wild roses including Rosa canina and '' Rosa arvensis