| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Basidiomycota |
| Subphylum: Pucciniomycotina |
| Class: Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: Pucciniales |
| Family: Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: Puccinia |
| Subject: Puccinia polysora Underw. |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Subfamily: Panicoideae |
| Tribe: Andropogoneae |
| Genus: Zea |
| Subject: Zea mays L. |