Species of Puccinia attacking Veroniceae (Scrophulariaceae)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Savile, D. B. O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1968
• Subjects: Plant Science; Ida; Iceland; Kamchatka; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b68-091; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b68-091

Microcyclic rusts on three host groups are discussed. Alpine Veronica spp. harbor: Puccinia albulensis Magn. ssp. albulensis on V. alpina (Alps, Scandinavia, Iceland, ?Labrador), V. wormskjoldii (Alaska to Colo.), V. cusickii (Wash.); P. a. ssp. cascadensis Savile ssp. nov. on V. cusickii (B.C., Wash.); P. rhaetica E. Fisch. ssp. rhaetica on V bellidioides (Alps); P. r. ssp. americana Savile ssp. nov. on V. cusickii (Wash., Ida.), V. wormskjoldii (Wyo.). Paederota, Veronicastrum, and lowland to montane Veronica harbor: P. veronicarum DC. on Veronica latifolia, V. ponae (Europe), and doubtfully Veronicastrum sibiricum (E. Asia), V'astrum virginicum (E. North America); P. veronicae Schroet. on V. montana (Europe), and doubtfully on V. morrisonicola (Formosa), V. spuria (Poland), V. stelleri (Japan); P. veronicae-longifoliae Savile sp. nov. on V. longifolia, V. spicata (Europe); P. paederotae Savile sp. nov. on Paederota ageria (Yugoslavia). Besseya, Synthyris, and Lagotis harbor: P. wulfeniae Diet. & Holw. ssp. wulfeniae on S. reniformis vars. (Ore., Calif.); P. w. ssp. saximontana Savile ssp. nov. on B. wyomingensis (Wyo.), and intergrading rusts on B. rubra (E. Wash.), S. missurica, S. platycarpa (Ida.); P. sp. near wulfeniae on L. clarkei (Sikkim); P. acrophila Peck on B. alpina (Colo.), B. ritteriana (Colo.), B. wyomingensis (Mont., Wyo.), S. laciniata (Utah), S. pinnatifida (Wyo., Utah), S. stellata (Wash.); P. gymnandrae Tranz. ssp. gymnandrae on L. minor (Urals), L. ? integrifolia (Pamir, Turkestan, Kashmir); P. g. ssp. yunnanensis Savile ssp. nov. on L. thomsonii (Tibet), L. yunnanensis (Yunnan); P. g. camscliatcensis Savile ssp. nov. on L. glauca (Kamchatka); P.g. ssp. alascensis Savile ssp. nov. on L. minor (Alaska).