Puccinia unciniarumBiostatusPresent 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 was originally described from Chile. It occurs throughout New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands, on several species of Uncinia.
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 was described from Chile. In New Zealand it is found occasionally throughout
both islands. The host species [Unicinia spp.] are indigenous sedges and are widely
distributed throughout both islands.
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