Rytidosperma australe
| Rytidosperma australe | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Rytidosperma |
| Species: | R. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Rytidosperma australe (Petrie) Connor & Edgar | |
Rytidosperma australe is a species of true grass in the subfamily Danthonioideae.[1][2]. It is endemic to New Zealand and was described as Triodia australis in 1889 by Scottish-New Zealand botanist Donald Petrie.[3]
Ecology
R. australe is a host of Sphaerodothella danthoniae, a sac fungus that produces black, shiny leaf spots that occasionally coalesce into straight to irregular lines in the leaf surface of several species of Rytidosperma.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Rytidosperma auriculatum". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
- ↑ Connor, H. E.; Edgar, E. (1979). "Rytidosperma Steudel (Notodanthonia Zotov) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17 (3): 311–337. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1979.10426906. ISSN 1175-8643.
- ↑ Institute., New Zealand; New Zealand Institute (Wellington, N.Z.) (1889). Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. v.22 (1889). Archived from the original on 2025-05-20.
- ↑ "Walker, J.; Francis, S.M. 1977: Sphaerodothis danthoniae (McAlp.) comb. nov. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 69(1): 151-152. - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ Pearce (2001). "Two new genera in the Phyllachoraceae: Sphaerodothella to accommodate Sphaerodothis danthoniae, and Parberya gen. nov".
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