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Overview:

Macro-fungus. P. cinnamomi is a root fungus that causes serious disease and death of a very wide variety of plant species. It thrives in moist conditions and feeds on the roots and basal stem tissue of living plants. It weakens or kills the plants by hindering the movement of water and nutrients within the plant.

Conservation Status

Population Trend:

Growing

Taxonomy

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M., 14-Sep-2005

Physical Description

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Distribution

Range and Population

Within the U.S.: .

Reproduction

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Last Modified: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Similar Species

Members of the genus Phytophthora:

There are approximately 152 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: P. alni alni · P. alni multiformis · P. alni uniformis · P. aegopodii · P. agaves · P. alni · P. aquatica · P. avicennae · P. avicenniae · P. bahamensis · P. batemanensis · P. boehmeriae · P. botryosa · P. brassicae · P. cactorum · P. cactorum var. cactorum · P. cajani · P. cambivora · P. canavaliae · P. capsici · P. carica · P. caricae · P. cinchonae · P. cinnamomi (Littleleaf Disease) · P. cinnamomi var. cinnamomi · P. cinnamomi var. parvispora · P. cinnamomi var. robiniae · P. citri · P. citricola · P. citrophthora · P. clandestina · P. colocasiae · P. cryptogea · P. cryptogea begoniae · P. cryptogea var. cryptogea · P. cyperi · P. cyperi-bulbosi · P. cyperi-iriae · P. cyperi-rotundati · P. devastatrix · P. devastrix · P. drechsleri · P. drechsleri var. cajani · P. drechsleri var. dracaenicola · P. drechsleri var. drechsleri · P. epistomium · P. eriugena · P. erythroseptica · P. erythroseptica var. erythroseptica · P. erythroseptica var. pisi · P. europaea · P. fagopyri · P. fischeriana · P. fragariae · P. fragariae var. fragariae · P. fragariae var. oryzobladis · P. fragariae var. rubi · P. gonapodyides · P. hedraiandra · P. hibernalis · P. himalayensis · P. humicola · P. hydrophila · P. idaei · P. ideai · P. ilicis · P. imperfecta var. imperfecta · P. infectans · P. infestans · P. infestans var. infestans · P. inflata · P. insolita · P. inundata · P. ipomoeae · P. iranica · P. irritabilis · P. italica · P. japonica · P. jatrophae · P. katsurae · P. kernoviae · P. lateralis · P. leersiae · P. lepironiae · P. macrochlamydospora · P. meadii · P. medicaginis · P. megakarya · P. megasperma · P. megasperma medicaginis-sativae · P. megasperma var. glycinea · P. megasperma var. megasperma · P. melonis · P. mexicana · P. mirabilis · P. multivesiculata · P. murrayae · P. mycoparasitica · P. nemorosa · P. nicotianae

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Species Fungorum 2006.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

• GBIF New Zealand: NZFUNGI - Collections of the New Zealand National Fungal Herbarium (PDD)

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16407004
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:260884
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17567