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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Anthracoidea carphae. Anthracoidea carphae

Synonyms

Cintractia waiouru
Ustilago carphae

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. Non endemic

Article: Dingley, J.M. (1969). Records of plant diseases in New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin 192: 298 p. Wellington:.
Notes: Smut on seed heads of Carpha occurs throughout subalpine tussock grasslands it both the North and the South Islands. The smut fungus is endemic to New Zealand