Figure 1

Colonization of S. erecta leaf surface by epiphytic fungi with penetration via the stomata and the base of the glandular and squamous trichomes located on the rachis (A, B), tooth (C, D), and blade (E, F). Black arrows indicate hypha penetration into the stomata, and white arrow indicates a spore noted during the germination process. A and B, 15 µm bar; C, E, and F, 12 µm bar; D, 25 µm bar.