Discula destructiva

Discula destructiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Sordariomycetidae
Order:	Diaporthales
Family:	Gnomoniaceae
Genus:	Discula
Species:	D. destructiva
Binomial name
	Discula destructiva; (Fr.) Munk ex H. Kern, (1955)
Synonyms
	Leucostoma kunzei (Fr.) Munk, (1953); Sphaeria kunzei Fr., (1823); Valsa kunzei (Fr.) Fr., (1846)

Discula destructiva is a fungus in the family Gnomoniaceae which causes dogwood anthracnose, affecting populations of dogwood trees native to North America.^[1]

It was introduced to the United States in 1978 and is distributed throughout the Eastern United States and the Pacific Northwest. Its origins are unknown.^[2] It typically occurs in cool, wet spring and fall weather. One can avoid this fungus by watering dogwoods during drought and general cultural control care.^[3]

Species affected: Cornus florida and Cornus nuttallii.

References[]

^ Factsheet from Cornell University Plant Clinic http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/dogwoodanthracnose/dogwood%20anthracnose.htm, accessed 6/12/2010
^ Invasive Species https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/profile/dogwood-anthracnose, accessed 3/29/11
^ http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_dogwd/ht_dog.htm, accessed 3/29/11

External links[]

Species Profile- Dogwood Anthracnose (Discula destructiva), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Dogwood Anthracnose.

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[1] Factsheet from Cornell University Plant Clinic http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/dogwoodanthracnose/dogwood%20anthracnose.htm, accessed 6/12/2010

[2] Invasive Species https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/profile/dogwood-anthracnose, accessed 3/29/11

[3] ttp://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_dogwd/ht_dog.htm, accessed 3/29/11

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