Basionym Name:Puccinia asteris var. purpurascens Cooke & Peck, Ann. Rep. Reg. Univ. St. N.Y. 25: 118 (1873)
Homotypic synonyms:Puccinia purpurascens (Cooke & Peck) Sacc., in Berlese, De Toni & Fischer, Syll. fung. (Abellini) 7(2): 687 (1888)