Gymnosporangium sabinae

"Pear rust" redirects here. For the fungus that causes "Pacific Coast pear rust", see Gymnosporangium libocedri.

Gymnosporangium sabinae
Gymnosporangium sabinae on pear leaf, Sivas, Turkey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus: Gymnosporangium
Species:
G. sabinae
Binomial name
Gymnosporangium sabinae
(Dicks.) Oerst. (1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tremella sabinae Dicks. (1785)
  • Tremella digitata Hoffm. (1787)
  • Aecidium cancellatum Pers. (1792)
  • Puccinia juniperi Pers. (1794)
  • Tremella clavariiformis ? digitata (Hoffm.) Pers. (1801)
  • Roestelia cancellata Rebent. (1804)
  • Gymnosporangium fuscum DC. (1805)
  • Tremella fusca DC. (1806)
  • Podisoma juniperi-sabinae Fr. (1832)

Gymnosporangium sabinae is a species of rust fungus in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. Known as pear rust, European pear rust, or pear trellis rust, it is a heteroecious plant pathogen with Juniperus sabina (savin juniper) as the main primary (telial) host and Pyrus communis (common pear) as the main secondary (aecial) host.

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