Widely Prevalent Plant Pathogen Status - This map is based on data from the Widely Prevalent Fungi Project, a collabaration between USDA APHIS PPQ and the American Phytopathological Society. See www.PrevalentFungi.org for more information.
| Kingdom: Fungi | 
| Phylum: Ascomycota | 
| Subphylum: Pezizomycotina | 
| Class: Sordariomycetes | 
| Subclass: Sordariomycetidae | 
| Order: Incertae sedis | 
| Family: Plectosphaerellaceae | 
| Genus: Verticillium | 
| Subject: Verticillium dahliae Klebahn | 
Related Scientific Names:
                                        Verticillium ovatum  G.H. Berk. & A.B. Jacks. (Synonym)
                                        Verticillium tracheiphilum  Curzi (Synonym)