Calyptospora columnaris (Huckleberry broom rust fungus)

FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/dec/19/#incident-996154">DISTURBANCE MISCELLANEOUS &#8212; 400 Block of SUMMER ST 12:51 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2024/dec/19/#incident-996142">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 4100 Block of BROADWAY ST 12:20 a.m.
PATROLLED: Eureka Police Department: Dec. 19, 2024 midnight
PATROLLED: Fortuna Police Department: Dec. 19, 2024 midnight
PATROLLED: Arcata Police Department: Dec. 19, 2024 midnight
PATROLLED: Humboldt County Sheriff&#8217;s Office: Dec. 19, 2024 midnight
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/dec/18/#incident-996135">BARKING DOG COMPLAINT &#8212; 2100 Block of 3RD ST 11:54 p.m.

Calyptospora columnaris. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

The Pucciniastraceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 11 genera and 158 species.