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Myrtle rust disease progression

Four images and text showing Myrtle rust disease progression.

Myrtle rust is most likely to attack new growth on plants belonging to the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. These images showing how the disease progresses are from A guide to identifying myrtle rust and can be downloaded from the MPI website.

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