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Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis
| Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis | |
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| Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis causing rust on yellow starthistle leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: | Puccinia |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | P. j. var. solstitialis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis Savile (1970)
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Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis is a species of fungus in the Pucciniaceae family. It is a plant pathogen that causes rust. Native to Eurasia, it is the first fungal pathogen approved in the United States as a biological control agent to curb the growth of the invasive weed yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis).
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