Puccinia xanthii
| Puccinia xanthii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: | Puccinia |
| Species: | P. xanthii
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| Binomial name | |
| Puccinia xanthii Schwein. (1822)
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Puccinia xanthii is a plant pathogen infecting sunflowers. It also causes rust on Xanthium occidentale and can be used as a form of biological control where this plant is an invasive species.
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Categories:
- Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
- Sunflower diseases
- Fungal pest control agents
- Puccinia
- Fungi described in 1822
- Teliomycotina stubs
- Fungal plant disease stubs