List of Puccinia species

Puccinia poae-nemoralis growing on the grass Poa pratensis

This is a list of the fungus species in the genus Puccinia. Members of this genus are pathogens on all major cereal crop species except rice, and some cause large economic losses. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains about 4000 species.[1] There were an estiamated 3300 species as accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020.[2]

As of 2023 August 17, the GBIF lists up to 3,259 species,[3] while Species Fungorum lists about 3251 species (with many former species).[4] The Encyclopedia of Life lists 3,192 species.[5] This list is based on the Species Fungorum list in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kirk 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wijayawardene et al. 2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Puccinia P.Micheli ex Haller, 1768". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Fusarium". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Fusarium - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.