''Asteridiella selaginellae'' is a species of fungus in the family

Meliolaceae The Meliolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Meliolales. Mostly tropical in distribution, species in this family are biotrophic on the leaves and stems of plants. Despite this, most species do not cause extensive damage to the host plant, a ...

, first described by

Marie Leonore Farr Marie Leonore Farr (1927–2014), known as Lennie Farr, was an American mycologist. She was the first woman to be elected president of the Mycological Society of America. Early life and education Marie Lenore Ehrmann was born in Vienna, Austri ...

in 1968. It has been found in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

on the leaves of '' Selaginella pilifera'' (the resurrection plant).

References

Meliolaceae Taxa described in 1968 Taxa named by Marie Leonore Farr {{Sordariomycetes-stub