Coleosporium

(1860) Stichopsora Dietel (1899) Synomyces Arthur Coleosporium is a genus of rust fungi belonging to the family Coleosporiaceae.

This diverse genus encompasses approximately 100 distinct species.

[1] The lifecycle of these fungi involves aecial stages, during which they parasitize various species of Pinus (pine trees), while their telial occur on a number of angiosperms (flowering plants).

[2] Mostly the Northern Hemisphere.

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