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


brown felt blight
Herpotrichia juniperi (Duby) Petr.

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brown felt blight
Herpotrichia juniperi
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USDA Forest Service


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Class: Dothideomycetes
Subclass: Dothideomycetidae
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Lophiostomataceae
Genus: Herpotrichia

Other System Links

Species Fungorum: 120714
NPDN Pest: FHAJHDO


Synonyms and Other Names

Related Scientific Names:
Herpotrichia nigra R. Hartig(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/