| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: Pucciniales | Family: Pucciniastraceae |
| Species: Melampsoridium betulinum (Pers.) Kleb. | |
| Synonyms: |
Lecythea betulina Melampsora betulina Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Rhwd Bedw Sclerotium betulinum Uredo populina var. betulina Uredo populina ß betulina |
| Common Name: | Birch Rust |
| A Rust Fungus | |
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On Birch, Betula | Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula pubescens (5) Alnus glutinosa (3) Betula (2) Betula pendula (2) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Leaf (6) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) July (2) August (1) September (9) October (4) |
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