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Black Knot

Dibotryon morbosum

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Field Notes

Description:

Typically seen as a hard black crust on affected plant parts as shown in the photo.

Habitat:

This plant disease has spread across North America from its first sighting in Pennsylvania in 1821.

Notes:

I often find this fungi on wild plum trees.

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PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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