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Black Knot Disease

Apiosporina morbosa

Photo by beaker98
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41.48, -90.1517

Field Notes

Habitat:

Woodland habitat

Notes:

The area where I found this contains many trees infected with this disease. The Apiosporina morbosa spores infect the trees causing these unpleasant growths that surround and encapsulate the branch tips.

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PublishedApril 10, 2014

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