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MUSHROOMS

White Pine Blister Rust

Cronartium ribicola

Mushrooms
NativeInvasive
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Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Fungus. Invasive. Grows in forests.

There are 12 observations of White Pine Blister Rust in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Nord-du-Québec1
  5. Capitale-Nationale1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

European black currantRibes nigrum
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Scarlet paintbrushCastilleja miniata
Eastern prickly gooseberryRibes cynosbati
Northern black currantRibes hudsonianum
Golden currantRibes aureum
Swamp currantRibes lacustre
Red currantRibes triste
Canadian gooseberryRibes oxyacanthoides
Hairystem gooseberryRibes hirtellum
Skunk currantRibes glandulosum
Alpine currantRibes alpinum

Similar species

Cluster Cup RustPuccinia caricina
Pine-pine Gall RustCronartium harknessii