Puccinia hordei
| Puccinia hordei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: | Puccinia |
| Species: | P. hordei |
| Binomial name | |
| Puccinia hordei G.H.Otth (1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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See § Synonyms | |
Puccinia hordei is a species of rust fungus. A plant pathogen, it can cause leaf rust of barley, also known as brown rust of barley. It was originally found on the dry leaves of Hordeum vulgare in Germany.