Puccinia arachidis

Puccinia arachidis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Pucciniaceae
Genus:	Puccinia
Species:	P. arachidis
Binomial name
	Puccinia arachidis; Speg. (1884)
Synonyms
	Bullaria arachidis (Speg.) Arthur & Mains, (1922); Uromyces arachidis Henn., (1896)

Puccinia arachidis, or peanut rust, is a plant pathogen that causes rust on peanut. Its spread is promoted by warm, damp weather.

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