| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | PUCCINIA PHRAGMITIS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | DOCK RUST |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | 1 - 2cm in diameter. A reddish blemish on the upperside of a Dock leaf can give away the position of this wonderful cluster cup specimen growing on the underside. Hundreds of greyish-white discs are grouped together on a wonderfully striking reddish-purple background with each cup having a torn fringed edge. |
| SPORES | Chocolate brown, elliptical or ovate, echinulate. |
| HABITAT | On Dock leaves. |
| SEASON | Uncommon. May to July. |