Rust diseases, Other

Rust Diseases

Hosts Include: Aconitum, Anemone, Aquilegia, Arisaema, Aster, Campanula, Hemerocallis, Heuchera, Liatris, Lupinus, and Monarda.

Several perennials are commonly affected by rust diseases. Each rust pathogen has its own relatively small host range. Disease management strategies are fairly similar for this group of pathogens.

Raised rust pustules on lower surface of leaf
Raised rust pustules on lower surface of leaf
Rust lesions on Heuchera
Rust lesions on Heuchera
Shot hole symptoms on rust5
Shot hole symptoms on rust

Tags: msu plant & pest diagnostics, perennials, plant pathogen, rust

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