annosum root disease
(Heterobasidion annosum)
Resources
- Insects and Diseases of Trees in the South - USDA Forest Service
- Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet - USDA Forest Service
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Maps
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.
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Basidiomycota |
| Subphylum: Hymenomycotina |
| Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: Russulales |
| Family: Bondarzewiaceae |
| Genus: Heterobasidion |
| Subject: Heterobasidion annosum (Fr) Bref. |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cooke (Synonym)
Fomitopsis annosa (Fr.) P. Karst. (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Compendium of Conifer Diseases
Scientific Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum)