Puccinia evadens. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Puccinia evadens. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On species of Baccharis: B. articulata, B. consanguinea, B. dracunculoides, B. floribunda, B. halimifolia, B. pilularis, B. platypoda, B. rosmarinifolia, B. salicina, B. sarothroides, B. thesioides. DISEASE: Rust of Baccharis species. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: North America, Southern USA, particularly California southward to New Mexico and Virginia to Florida; Central America (Mexico) and West Indies; South America. TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies have been made; presumably spores are disseminated by air currents and water splash.