Cronartiaceae
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The Cronartiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Uredinales.
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Cronartiaceae | |
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Cronartium ribicola on Western White Pine | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Cronartiaceae Dietel (1900) |
Type genus | |
Cronartium Fr. (1815) | |
Genera | |
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They are heteroecious rusts with two alternating hosts, typically a pine and a flowering plant, and up to five spore stages. Many of the species are plant diseases of major economic importance, causing significant damage and (in some cases) heavy mortality in conifers.