Observationmodel-written summary

The rust on infected Alaskan willow leaves was identified as Melampsora laricis-epitea.

A claim from New Records of Willow Rust Caused by Melampsora laricis-epitea in Alaska, U.S.A., and on Salix atrocinerea in Spain · 2026

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The rust on infected Alaskan willow leaves was identified as Melampsora laricis-epitea.

Taxon
WillowSalixt0
Interactor
Melampsora laricis-epiteaMelampsora laricis-epiteae0pathogen
Outcome
identified the rust as Melampsora laricis-epiteae0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salix
Salix · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Bruce Marlin · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Melampsora laricis-epitea
Melampsora laricis-epitea · InteractorJerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Willow”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 15–21
e0

“Morphological characteristics and sequencing analysis of infected leaves collected in July 2020 identified the rust as Melampsora laricis-epitea.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 103–248

Title

New Records of Willow Rust Caused by Melampsora laricis-epitea in Alaska, U.S.A., and on Salix atrocinerea in Spain

Terry J. Torres-Cruz; Patricia Kaishian; Todd L. Sformo; et al. Plant Health Progress 2026. doi:10.1094/php-10-25-0237-br

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