Summary ⁴

The pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (formerly Endothia parasitica) is a member of the Ascomycota (sac fungi) taxon, and is the main cause of chestnut blight, a devastating disease of the American chestnut tree that in the early 1900s caused a rapid, widespread die-off of this once plentiful tree from its historic range in the eastern United States.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dave W, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/231344.jpg
2. (c) Vicky Herrala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/98576553@N00/3014185289
3. (c) Claudette Hoffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Chestnut_blight_on_tree_in_Adams_County_Ohio.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryphonectria_parasitica

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Mushroom Observer
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• USDA PLANTS database

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