chestnut blight or canker
(Cryphonectria parasitica)
This species is Introduced in the United States
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Invasive Listing Sources
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: Pezizomycotina |
| Class: Sordariomycetes |
| Subclass: Sordariomycetidae |
| Order: Diaporthales |
| Family: Valsaceae |
| Genus: Cryphonectria |
| Cryphonectria parasitica |
References
Common Name Reference: P.W. Crous, W. Gams, J.A. Stalpers, V. Robert and G. Stegehuis. 2004. MycoBank: an online initiative to launch mycology into the 21st century. Studies in Mycology 50: 19–22
Scientific Name Reference: Index Fungorum. Paul Kirk. CABI, CBS and Landcare Research. http://www.indexfungorum.org/