Cronartium ribicola

Cronartium ribicola
Cronartium ribicola on western white pine
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Cronartiaceae
Genus: Cronartium
Species:
C. ribicola
Binomial name
Cronartium ribicola
J.C.Fisch.
Distribution of Cronartium ribicola
Synonyms

White pine blister rust
Currant rust

Cronartium ribicola is a species of rust fungus in the family Cronartiaceae that causes the disease white pine blister rust. Other names include: Rouille vésiculeuse du pin blanc (French), white pine Blasenrost (German), moho ampolla del pino blanco (Spanish).