Kingdom Fungi Class Urediniomycetes | Division Basidiomycota Order Uredinales Genus Puccinia Rank Species | |
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Similar Puccinia aristidae, Puccinia mariae‑wilsoniae, Epiblema strenuana, Puccinia thaliae, Puccinia purpurea | ||
Puccinia xanthii is a plant pathogen infecting sunflowers. It also causes rust on Xanthium occidentale and can be used as a form of biological control where this plant is an invasive species.
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