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

Biostatus

Present 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.