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Photo by bandole39
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Field Notes

Description:

Several orange sea anemone-like structures in pine tree. Most needle and branch attachments also showing orange “blobs.”

Habitat:

Suburban landscaping.

Species ID Suggestions

Cedar-Apple Rust kool

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

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David Schoenknecht
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Comments (4)
Leuba Ridgway
Amazing ! Thanks for sharing this. Good we have an ID.
Neil Ross
What an amazing organism! I had no idea such things existed. Thanks for sharing :)
David Schoenknecht
Ok so it’s this: “Cedar-apple rust is the common name for the disease caused by the fungus Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae.” Fascinating stuff! https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/creepy_orange_fungus_attacking_junipers
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PublishedMay 14, 2020

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