Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis

Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Pucciniaceae
Genus:	Puccinia
Species:	P. striiformis
Variety:	P. s. var. striiformis
Trinomial name
	Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis; Westend., (1854)
Synonyms
	List Dicaeoma glumarum (J.C. Schmidt) Arthur & Fromme, N. Amer. Fl. (New York) 7(5): 338 (1920); Pleomeris glumarum (J.C. Schmidt) Syd., Annls mycol. 19(3-4): 171 (1921); Puccinia glumarum (J.C. Schmidt) Erikss. & Henning, Z. PflKrankh. 4: 197 (1894); Puccinia rubigo-vera var. tritici (Erikss.) Carleton, Bull. U.S. Dep. Agric. Washington, Div. Veg. Physiol. Pathol. 16: 20 (1899); Puccinia striiformis Erikss.; Puccinia tritici Oerst., Om. Sygd. hos planterne: 93 (1863); Trichobasis glumarum Lév., in Orbigny, Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 12: 785 (1849); Uredo glumarum J.C. Schmidt, Allgem. ökonom.-techn. Fl., oder ... 1: 27 (1827); Uredo glumarum Roberge, in Desmazières, Pl. crypt. exsicc. 3: no. 1477 (1843) ; ;

Puccinia striiformis is a fungal species and plant pathogen. It causes stripe rust on wheat, but has other hosts as well. The species is common in Europe and in more recent years has become a problem in Australia. Crop infections can cause losses of up to 40%, and the fungus will infect both winter wheat and spring wheat.