Puccinia dichondraeBiostatusPresent 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: Cunningham (1931a) stated that the rust is distributed throughout North and South America,
Australia and New Zealand. Since Dichondra repens has become widely used in lawns and
bowling greens the rust has become common throughout New Zealand. Both rust and host plants
are indigenous to New Zealand.
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