Kingdom Fungi Scientific name Cronartiaceae Rank Family | Division Basidiomycota Higher classification Rust Order Rust | |
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Similar Cronartium, Rust, Basidiomycota, Pucciniomycetes, Cronartium ribicola | ||
The Cronartiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Uredinales.
They are heteroecious rusts with two alternating hosts, typically a pine and a flowering plant, and up to five spore stages. Many of the species are plant diseases of major economic importance, causing significant damage and (in some cases) heavy mortality in conifers.
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