Mushroom Observer: Observation: Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schweinitz (7265)

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Observation: Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schweinitz (7265)

When: 2008-04-07
Collection location: Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dekalb Co., USA [Search]
Who: Jason Hollinger (pellaea)
No herbarium specimen

Notes: Believe it or not, this wacky thing is a rust fungus!!

This photo (and ID) are courtesy Alan Cressler (gave me permission to post it here via flickr).

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Proposed Name		User		Community Vote
*Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae* Schweinitz		pellaea		(1)
Used references: Tom Volk has a fascinating page on these bizarre.

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= Observer's choice

= Current consensus

Vote	Score		Weight		Users
User's votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote.
I'd Call It That	3		4.84		1
Promising	2		0.00		0
Could Be	1		0.00		0
Doubtful	-1		0.00		0
Not Likely	-2		0.00		0
As If!	-3		0.00		0

Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1)		2.49		82.88%

Observation created: Wed Apr 09 18:22:29 -0700 2008
Last modified: Wed Apr 09 18:22:29 -0700 2008
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Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schweinitz (12563)