Mint Rust
Puccinia menthae Pers.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Cricket Raspet. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Cricket Raspet. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Cricket Raspet. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Mandy Hackney. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
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.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 9 |
| February | 21 |
| March | 24 |
| April | 77 |
| May | 143 |
| June | 262 |
| July | 615 |
| August | 1,267 |
| September | 1,319 |
| October | 836 |
| November | 137 |
| December | 12 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Illinois 476 records · Foraging rules
- California 402 records · Foraging rules
- New York 390 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 290 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 228 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 222 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 170 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 169 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 162 records · Foraging rules
- Nebraska 156 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 143 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 129 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 115 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 111 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 111 records · Foraging rules
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- Missouri98 records
- Massachusetts96 records
- Michigan88 records
- New Jersey78 records
- South Dakota78 records
- North Dakota77 records
- New Mexico76 records
- Minnesota75 records
- Oregon75 records
- Arizona67 records
- West Virginia48 records
- Delaware46 records
- Ohio43 records
- Arkansas43 records
- Quebec39 records
- Utah37 records
- Saskatchewan34 records
- Alberta30 records
- Maine30 records
- Virginia30 records
- Maryland25 records
- British Columbia23 records
- Texas23 records
- Idaho21 records
- Manitoba21 records
- North Carolina19 records
- Tennessee15 records
- Florida15 records
- District of Columbia14 records
- Kentucky12 records
- New Hampshire12 records
- Nevada10 records
- Vermont8 records
- Nova Scotia7 records
- Oklahoma7 records
- Georgia6 records
- South Carolina6 records
- Hawaii2 records
- Mississippi2 records
- Northwest Territories1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
About
Puccinia menthae is a fungal plant pathogen that causes rust on mint plants. It was originally found on the leaves of Mentha aquatica.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
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