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Melampsorella
Scientific name: Melampsorella
Melampsorella
Scientific name: Melampsorella
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Description
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Melampsorella is a family of rust fungi that is so named because it grows and feeds on living plants causing a reddish rust-like growth that damages the host plant. The species in this family typically attack the leaves of deciduous trees and conifers, as well as grasses, producing characteristic spotted rust markings.
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Species of Melampsorella
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Pucciniomycetes Order
Rust fungi Family
Pucciniastraceae Genus
Melampsorella