Puccinia arachidis

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

Puccinia arachidis
Scientific classification
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)

See also

• List of Puccinia species