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Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dicks.) G. Winter, Pilze Deutschl. 1: 232 (1884)

Tremella sabinae Dicks., Fasc. pl. crypt. Brit. (London) 1: 14 (1785)
Aecidium cancellatum Pers., in Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2(2): 1472 (1792) [1791]
Puccinia juniperi Pers., Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 118 (1794)
Roestelia cancellata Rebent., Prodr. fl. neomarch.: 350 (1804)
Gymnosporangium fuscum Oerst., Fl. franç. (Paris) 2: 217 (1805)
Podisoma juniperi-sabinae Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 3(2): 508 (1832)

Habitat: 0 & l on Pyrus communis, lll on cultivated Juniperus sabina.

Notes: An established alien. Apparently widespread and more frequently reported in recent years. Perhaps better known as Gymnosporangium fuscum.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, W: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 78098; Wales: K(M) 154832

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Wilson, M. & Henderson, D.M, British Rust Fungi: 384 pp. (1966), as Gymnosporangium fuscum, p. 119-120
I:, in Sowerby, J., Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms Vol.4(suppl.) 4 (suppl.): 25 pp. [pl. 401-439] (1809), as Aecidium cancellatum, pl. 409 & 410

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