Maryland Biodiversity Project - Christmas Fern Leaf Curl (Taphrina polystichi)

Christmas Fern Leaf Curl Taphrina polystichi Mix

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Class Taphrinomycetes > Order Taphrinales > Family Taphrinaceae > Genus Taphrina Christmas Fern Leaf Curl - Taphrina polystichi - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/21623

Status:

Christmas Fern Leaf Curl is a microscopic fungus. Observations without microscopic or molecular confirmation are speculative.

Description:

Christmas Fern Leaf Curl causes light-colored swellings (blisters) on Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides).

Records:

There are 13 records in the project database.

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Christmas Fern Leaf Curl in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/5/2021). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 377221 - Psn: 25)

Christmas Fern Leaf Curl in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/5/2021). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Christmas Fern Leaf Curl in Charles Co., Maryland (5/3/2021). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 377267 - Psn: 40)

Christmas Fern Leaf Curl in Charles Co., Maryland (5/3/2021). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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