Melampsora epitea (Willow rust)

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.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/dec/18/#incident-996134">DISTURBANCE MISCELLANEOUS &#8212; 2000 Block of JENNY LN 11:52 p.m.

Melampsora epitea. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melampsora is a genus of Basidiomycota fungi. Melampsora species are known as plant pathogens.