Sclerotinia sulcata (Roberge) Whetzel, 1945

on Carex

parasite

Up to 1 cm sized, fawn ong-stalked apothecia grow from sclerotia in the culms; ascospores 5-8 x 11-17 µm.

host plants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex acuta, disticha, elata, nigra, paniculata, riparia, rustrata, vulpina.

synonyms

Myriosclerotinia sulcata (Roberge) Buchwald, 1947.

references

Elis & Ellis (1997a: 528).