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Pucciniastrum coryli

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Pucciniastrum coryli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniastraceae
Genus: Pucciniastrum
Species:
P. coryli
Binomial name
Pucciniastrum coryli
Kom., (1899)

Pucciniastrum coryli is a fungal plant pathogen infecting hazelnuts. It forms ochraceous rust pustules on the leaves. Also commonly known as hazel rust.

It is known to affect Corylus sieboldiana, Corylus colurna and Corylus heterophylla.[1]

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