Asteroma is a genus of pathogenic fungus in the family Gnomoniaceae, containing several species that cause leaf spot and canker on plants such as goldenrod, primrose, and Erythronium.[1]
Asteroma | |
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Symptoms of Asteroma coryli on foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Diaporthales |
Family: | Gnomoniaceae |
Genus: | Asteroma DC |
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References
edit- ^ R. Kenneth Horst (2008). Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-4020-4584-4.