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 Puccinia junciphila
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Non endemic
Article: McKenzie, E.H.C. (2008). Rust fungi in the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Mycoscience 49: 1-10 Mycological Society of Japan.
Notes: This indigenous rust, described from Australia, is widespread on Juncus spp. in New Zealand. This is the first record on J. antarcticus.
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 rust is indigenous to New Zealand but also occurs in Australia and Tasmania. The host
species include three that are endemic to New Zealand (Juacus novae-zelandiae, J.
polyanthemos, and J. vaginatus); the indigenous species J. pallidus and J. pusillus are also
present in Australia and Tasmania. J. effusus is a cosmopolitan species. The rust is common
throughout New Zealand.
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