Puccinia melanocephala

Puccinia melanocephala Syd. & P.Syd.

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Puccinia melanocephala by month
Month	Records
January	10
February	36
March	6
April	5
May	9
June	4
July	11
August	3
September	4
October	2
November	10
December	10

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Florida 67 records · Foraging rules
Georgia 25 records · Foraging rules
Louisiana 12 records · Foraging rules
Texas 6 records · Foraging rules
Hawaii 4 records · Foraging rules
Mississippi 2 records · Foraging rules
South Carolina 2 records · Foraging rules
District of Columbia 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Puccinia melanocephala is a fungus and plant pathogen, it is the causal agent of sugarcane rust. It was originally found on the leaves of a species of Arundinaria (cane) in Assam, India. This pathogen was found to also affect multiple species of sugarcane, including Saccharum spontaneum or wild sugarcane, Saccharum robustum, and the most commonly cultivated species Saccharum officinarum. Puccinia melanocephala can also infect other member of the family Poaceae, including some species of bamboo such as Bambusa vulgaris. The first symptoms of sugarcane rust are elongate, yellow-colored leaf spots, roughly 1mm to 4mm in length. The leaf spots gradually become bigger and turn a reddish-brown color. The uredia develop underneath the epidermis where the leaf spots are present. When the uredia become big enough, they break through the epidermis to form the characteristic rust pustules from which uredospores are borne. These pustules can coalesce, resulting in large areas of dead tissue.

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