- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Puccinia clintonii Peck
- Scientific name
- Puccinia clintonii
- Author
- Peck
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Rust and Smut- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Pucciniomycetes
- Order
- Pucciniales
- Family
- Pucciniaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Stephan Helfer
- Contributors
- Anders Dahlberg, Stephan Helfer
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
this species is considered critically endangered in UK and very few records exist globally.
Preliminary assessment: DD.
Geographic range
North America, Mexico, China, United Kingdom
Population and Trends
very few recent records
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
on Pedicularis sp. (common plant genus in the Northern Hemisphere)
Threats
habitat destruction; fragmentation
Conservation Actions
currently none
Research needed
there is little research on the population trends; the rust appears to persist in low frequency; studies on dispersal are wanting.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Wilson M & Henderson DM. (1966). British Rust Fungi. University Press, Cambridge.
Helfer S. (1993). Rust fungi - A conservationist’s dilemma. In: Pegler DN, Boddy L, Ing B & Kirk PM. Fungi of Europe: Investigation, Recording and Conservation. 287-294. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Evans, S., Henrici, A., & Ing, B. (2006). The Red Data List of Threatened British Fungi. BMS [WWW document] URL http://www. britmycolsoc. org. uk/index. php/download_file/view/528/[accessed 4 March 2015].
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
| Country | Trend | Redlisted |
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