Boxwood Blight
Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Crous, J.Z. Groenew. & C.F. Hill) L. Lombard, M.J. Wingf. & Crous
Boxwood Blight: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/22157
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Status

Boxwood Blight is a regulated invasive species in Maryland (MISC 2022).

Description

Boxwood Blight infects Boxwood (Buxus sempeevirens) and is therefore a commercial concern in Maryland and the eastern United States.

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Source: Wikipedia

Calonectria
Calonectria kyotensis sporing structures
Calonectria kyotensis sporing structures
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Nectriaceae
Genus: Calonectria
De Not. (1867)
Type species
Calonectria daldiniana
De Not. (1867)
Species

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Calonectria (anamorph Cylindrocladium[1]) is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Calonectria species are plant pathogens.[1]

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b Horst, R. Kenneth, ed. (2008). Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook (seventh ed.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-4020-5193-7.