Discosia artocreas is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen.[1]

Discosia artocreas
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D. artocreas
Binomial name
Discosia artocreas
(Tode) Fr., (1849)
Synonyms

Sphaeria artocreas

In Iceland, it has been reported from the host species Alchemilla alpina, Betula pubescens, Geum rivale, Salix herbacea and Thalictrum alpinum.[2]

In New Zealand, it has been reported as a host on Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco and Podocarpus totara D.Don.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Discosia artocreas (Tode) Fr". www.gbif.org.
  2. ^ Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
  3. ^ "Discosia Lib. 1837 - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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