Genus 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 is a genus of rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns.
- The genus Cronartium consists of about 40 species of rust fungi, primarily infecting conifers in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Species within the genus Cronartium exhibit varying host ranges, including those that infect multiple conifer species.
- Rust fungi belonging to the genus Cronartium can cause significant damage to their host trees through infection and the production of aecia and teliospores.
- Infection by the genus Cronartium typically occurs through the inhalation of basidiospores by conifer needles or other susceptible tissues.