Cronartium (Noun)
Meaning
Rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cronartium quercuum, the eastern gall rust, produces teliospores in waxy columns that play a key role in its life cycle.
- Researchers studied the teliospores of Cronartium harknessii, also known as lodgepole pine rust, and discovered its complex interaction with pine trees.
- A Cronartium aecidium found on the lower surface of pine needles serves as the site of spore production.
- Scientists discovered a new species of Cronartium on fir trees, displaying characteristic raised sori.
- Infections of Cronartium coleosporioides in jack pine can significantly affect tree health due to its widespread nature.