Puccinia punctiformis, Californian thistle rust
Species type: Fungus
Order: Uredinales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Species: punctiformis
Authority: (F. Strauss) Röhl.
Common names: Californian thistle rust
Imported for biocontrol of: Cirsium arvense (Asterales: Asteraceae), Californian thistle Details