Gymnosporangium (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Gymnosporangium fungus causes damage to Eastern Red Cedar trees by creating unsightly galls and ruining their aesthetic value.
- The Rust disease on apple and pear trees is linked to the Gymnosporangium fungus found on Juniperus trees.
- Gymnosporangium claviceps produces curious club-shaped galls on the branches of cedars like Colorado Blue spruce.
- Experts have confirmed the presence of Gymnosporangium harknessianum in the yellow cedar, also known as Callitropsis nootkatensis.
- This Gymnosporangium species establishes itself first as a cedar-apple rust, before an alternate host takes over the cycle of the disease.