| Kingdom: Fungi | 
| Phylum: Basidiomycota | 
| Subphylum: Pucciniomycotina | 
| Class: Pucciniomycetes | 
| Order: Pucciniales | 
| Family: Pucciniaceae | 
| Genus: Gymnosporangium | 
| Subject: Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein. | 
| Kingdom: Plantae | 
| Phylum: Coniferophyta | 
| Class: Pinopsida | 
| Order: Pinales | 
| Family: Cupressaceae | 
| Genus: Juniperus | 
| Subject: Juniperus spp. L. |