apple scab
(Venturia inaequalis)
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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: Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: Pezizomycotina |
| Class: Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: Dothideomycetidae |
| Order: Pleosporales |
| Family: Venturiaceae |
| Genus: Venturia |
| Subject: Venturia inaequalis (Cooke) G. Wint. |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Fusicladium dendriticum (Desm.) Sacc. (Synonym)
Fusicladium dendriticum var. orbiculatum (Desm.) Sacc. (Synonym)
Fusicladium eriobotryae (Cavara) Cavara (Synonym)
Fusicladium photinicola McClain (Synonym)
Fusicladium pomi (Fr. : Fr.) Lind (Synonym)
Fusicladium pyracanthae (G.H. Otth) Vienn.-Bourg. (Synonym)
Spilocaea eriobotryae (Cavara) S. Hughes (Synonym)
Spilocaea pomi Fr. (Synonym)
Spilocaea pyracanthae (G.H. Otth) Arx (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum)
Scientific Name Reference: Common Names of Plant Diseases