Pucciniaceae
| Pucciniaceae | |
|---|---|
| Puccinia triticina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae Chevall. (1826) |
| Type genus | |
| Puccinia Pers. (1794) | |
The Pucciniaceae are a family of rust fungi that cause plant diseases, mainly on cereals such as wheat. The family contains over 4900 species: many of them in the type genus Puccinia.