Disease of Cyperus

Blast

Causal organism: Pyricularia higginsii Luttrell, Imperfect fungi

symptom symprom (enlarged) literature Murata et al.(2014)

Disease of Knotweed

Rust

Causal organism: Puccinia phragmitis (Schumacher) Koernicke f.sp. polygoni-thunbergii Harada, Basidiomycotina

The aecial stage of Phragmite rust. The fourth biologic form producing the aecial stage on Rumex acetosa is known in Japan. symptom causal organism (urediniospore and teleutospore) literature Harada(1987), Hiratsuka(1992), Kakishima and Okane(2014)

Disease of Buttercup

Rust

Causal organism: Puccinia magnusiana Koernicke, Basidiomycotina

It may be the aecial stage of Uromyces dactylidis on orchardgrass. symptom (aecia in leaf) symptom (aecia in petiole)

Diseases of Broadleaf dock

Anthracnose

Causal organism: Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spaulding et Schrank, Ascomycotina

symptom

Disease of Bushclover

Rust

Causal organism: Uromyces lespedezae-procumbentis (Schweinitz) Curtis var. lespedezae-procumbentis, Basidiomycotina

causal organism (teleutospores)

Disease of Plantain

Rust

Causal organism: Puccinia miscanthi Miura, Basidiomycotina

The aecial stage of Miscanthus rust. It can infects Plantago japonica, P. togashi and P. major in Japan. symptom (aecia in leaf) literature Harada(1987), Hiratsuka(1992), Kakishima and Okane(2014)

Disease of Golden rod

Rust

Causal organism: Puccinia extensicola Plowright, Basidiomycotina

causal organism (aeciospores)

Disease of Mugwort

Rust

Causal organism: Puccinia tanaceti de Candolle var. tanaceti, Basidiomycotina

It is also known as a pathogen causing Chrysanthemum rust. causal organism (teleutospores)

Disease of Asiatic dayflower

Rust

Causal organism: Uromyces commelinae Cooke, Basidiomycotina

The fungus produces uredinio- and teleutospores not only on Commelina, but also on Pollia japonica in Japan. The aecial stage is unknown. Symptom (Leaf adaxial surface) Symptom (Leaf abaxial surface) causal organism (urediniospores) literature Kakishima and Okane(2014)

Marsh dayflower

False smut

Causal organism: Commelinaceomyces aneilematis (S. Ito) E. Tanaka, Ascomycotina

The disease occurs in Hokuriku District, Japan. Marsh dayflower is a weed occurring in paddy fields. In late summer, the flowers in infected shoots begin to enlarge and are filled with orange-yellow to olivaceous green dusty spore masses. The causal fungus belongs to Clavicipitaceae and phylogeically close to Villosiclava virens causing false smut in rice. The new genus, Commelinaceomyces was recently proposed. Symptom (flowers close-up) Symptom (Cross-section of an infected flower) Causal organism (spores) literature Tanaka et al. (2020)

Disease of Paedaria

Rust

Causal organism: Endophyllum paederiae ?, Basidiomycotina

symptom

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