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Cenangium ferruginosum
Cenangium ferruginosum
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Botanical Overview
Cenangium ferruginosum is a species of fungus which infects young twigs of especially older pines (Pinus sylvestris). It, along with Cenangium atropurpureum, causes the disease Cenangium canker. The parasite lives under the bark of the trunk and spreads out further i.e. bark of branches up to the fresh twig tips of needles. The needles turn brown at the base, and the needles on the twig tips die off in time.
Classification
Scientific Taxonomy
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Class Leotiomycetes
Order Helotiales
Family Cenangiaceae
Genus Cenangium
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