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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Puccinia contegens. Puccinia contegens

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. 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: The host [Ranunculus lappaceus] is a small herbaceous species indigenous to New Zealand and widespread in its occurrence in this country. The host also occurs in Tasmania and Australia (Allan, 1961 p. 157). The rust is endemic and occurs only sporadically in the South Island in New Zealand.