Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


black knot
Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.:Fr.) Arx

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Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Class: Dothideomycetes
Subclass: Dothideomycetidae
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Venturiaceae
Genus: Apiosporina

Other System Links

Species Fungorum: 292632
NPDN Pest: FEAAAHA


Synonyms and Other Names

Related Scientific Names:
Dibotryon morbosum (Schwein.:Fr.) Theiss.& Syd.(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Plowrightia morbosa (Schwein.:Fr.) Sacc.(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Sinclair, W.A., H.F. Lyon and W.T. Johnson. 1987. Diseases of Trees and Shrubs. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 574 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: Index Fungorum. Paul Kirk. CABI, CBS and Landcare Research. http://www.indexfungorum.org/