Phragmidium violaceum

Taxobox
name = "Phragmidium violaceum"
regnum = Fungi
phylum = Basidiomycota
classis = Urediniomycetes
subclassis = Incertae sedis
ordo = Uredinales
familia = Phragmidiaceae
genus = "Phragmidium "
species = "P. violaceum"
binomial = "Phragmidium violaceum"
binomial_authority = (Schultz) G. Winter, (1880)
synonyms = "Lecythea ruborum" Lév., (1847)
"Puccinia violacea" Schultz, (1806)
"Uredo ruborum"

Phragmidium violaceum is a plant pathogen native to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. It primarily infects Rubus species.

It has been used in the biological control of invasive blackberry species in Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2005, it was discovered growing on Himilayan blackberry plants in Oregon. This accidental introduction does not appear to be infecting native vegetation, so it offers hope for reducing the impact of invasive blackberries in the Pacific Northwest.

External links

[http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]
[http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]
[http://pebb.das.state.or.us/ODA/PLANT/WEEDS/blackberryrust.shtml Oregon Department of Agriculture]

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