Kretzschmaria deusta
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| Species: | K. deusta
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| Kretzschmaria deusta (Hoffm.) P.M.D. Martin, (1970)
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Kretzschmaria deusta, commonly known as brittle cinder, is a fungus and plant pathogen found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is common on a wide range of broadleaved trees including beech (Fagus), oak (Quercus), lime (Tilia), and maple (Acer). It causes a soft rot, breaking down both cellulose and lignin, and decays the trunk and/or roots of living trees. The fungus continues to decay wood after the host tree has died, making K. deusta a facultative parasite.[1] The resulting brittle fracture can exhibit a ceramic-like fracture surface. Black zone lines can often be seen in cross-sections of wood infected with K. deusta.
New fruiting bodies are formed in the spring and are flat and gray with white edges. The fruiting bodies persist all year and their appearance changes to resemble asphalt, consisting of black, domed, lumpy crusts that crumble when pushed with force.
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Kretzschmaria deusta
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References
- ^ Rogers, Jack D., Ju, Wu-Ming, Adams, Michael J. "Kretzschmaria: Ecology and Host-Parasite Relationships". Retrieved 2011-05-10.
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