Australian Plant Species Face ‘Imminent Extinction’ From Invasive Pathogen
Australian Plant Species Face ‘Imminent Extinction’ From Invasive Pathogen John R. Platt For Australia’s native guava, death came in the form of a fungus. Just 10 years ago, a virulent strain of the fungus Austropuccinia psidii arrived in New South Wales. First observed in Hawaii in 2005, the fungus causes a devastating plant disease called…