Aecium
Encyclopedia
Aecium is a specialised reproductive structure found in some rust
s and smut
s which produces aeciospores. In some literature Aecia are also referred to as "cluster cups".
Rust (fungus)
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales. About 7800 species are known. Rusts can affect a variety of plants; leaves, stems, fruits and seeds. Rust is most commonly seen as coloured powder, composed off tiny aeciospores which land on vegetation producing...
s and smut
Smut (fungus)
The smuts are multicellular fungi, that are characterized by their large numbers of teliospores. The smuts get their name from a Germanic word for dirt because of their dark, thick-walled and dust-like teliospores. They are mostly Ustilaginomycetes and can cause plant disease...
s which produces aeciospores. In some literature Aecia are also referred to as "cluster cups".