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Asteroma

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Asteroma
Symptoms of Asteroma coryli on foliage
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Asteroma

Species
Synonyms
  • Depazea Fr.
  • Actinonemella Höhn.
  • Gloeosporina Höhn.
  • Titaeosporina Luijk
  • Ribaldia Cif

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]

References

  1. ^ R. Kenneth Horst (2008). Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-4020-4584-4.