{"product_id":"747-fungus","title":"Rust Fungus","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiclee reprint of an original drawing from I\u003cem\u003econes Plantarum Rariorum\u003c\/em\u003e (1781–1793), a three-volume botanical work published in Vienna by the Dutch-Austrian scientist Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike other 18th-century botanical texts that embellished drawings for artistic flare, Jacquin insisted on strict scientific accuracy. He employed legendary botanical artists Franz and Ferdinand Bauer, making the 648 hand-colored plates some of the most reliable visual typespecimens in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTremella clavariiformis\u003c\/em\u003e is the historic name for \u003cem\u003eGymnosporangium clavariiforme\u003c\/em\u003e, a prominent species of plant rust fungus famously known as Tongues of Fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fungus is a complex, two-host parasitic rust that completely transforms its appearance depending on the plant it infects. When growing on wild juniper trees (\u003cem\u003eJuniperus communis\u003c\/em\u003e), it forms clusters of bright orange, horn-like tubes called telial horns and depicted in this print. During dry weather, they shrivel away, but rain causes them to rapidly swell into a striking gelatinous mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAirborne spores then travel from the juniper to infect hawthorn trees (\u003cem\u003eCrataegus\u003c\/em\u003e) and related plants. On hawthorns, it creates yellow-orange spots on leaves and causes the fruit to erupt with whitish, frayed spore tubes resembling a \"Medusa head\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archival Finds Prints","offers":[{"title":"Photo - 13cm x 18cm","offer_id":54658677604689,"sku":"0747-Photo","price":14.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"A5 - 14.8cm x 21 cm","offer_id":54658677571921,"sku":"0747-A5","price":14.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4 - 21cm x 29,7cm","offer_id":54658677506385,"sku":"0747-A4","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 - 29,7cm x 42cm","offer_id":54658677539153,"sku":"0747-A3","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/0977\/5953\/files\/0747_Portrait1.webp?v=1790102488","url":"https:\/\/archivalfinds.com\/de\/products\/747-fungus","provider":"Archival Finds Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}