Uromyces valerianae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Uromyces valerianae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Rust of Valeriana species only. HOSTS: Valeriana alliarifolia, V. dioica, V. dubia, V. officinalis, V. sambucifolia, V. sisymbriifolia, V. stolonifera, V. transsylvanica (Valerianaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: [North Africa], South Africa. ASIA: Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia. EUROPE: Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (Vyatka), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. TRANSMISSION: Aeciospores and urediniospores are disseminated by air currents; teliospores germinate after hibernation to produce basidia with basidiospores, which re-infect the host plants.