Graminicolous fungi from Poland. I. Fungi on halophyte Puccinellia distans

The host plant Puccinellia distans was found to be inhabited by the following fungi: Acrospermum graminum, Cladosporium herbarum, Colletotrichum capsici, Dinemasporium slrigosum, Epichloë typhina, Guignardia graminicola, Ophiosphaerella herpotricha, Phaeosphaeria eustoma, Pleospora herbarum, Pyrenophora trichostoma, Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis, Acrospermum graminum and Ophiosphaerella herpotricha had not been earlier reported from Poland. On living stromata of Epichloë typhina a mycophilous Alternaria sp. was noted. Mycological data have been used to establish the allocation and relation of the genus Puccinellia with other similar grass genera