Didymella ligulicola

ray blight of chrysanthemum

Mycosphaerella ligulicola, Stagonosporopsis chrysanthemi, Ascochyta chrysanthemi, Phoma chrysanthemi, Phoma ligulicola var. ligulicola, Phoma ligulicola, Stagonosporopsis ligulicola var. ligulicol, Didymella ligulicola var. ligulicola, Stagonosporopsis ligulicola

Japan, Swaziland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, NC, NJ, OR, RI, SC, VA

2022-03-01

fungus

China, Korea

Primarily asters and chrysanthemum. Reported in lettuce, sunflower, chicory, endive, escarole, radicchio, Belgian endive, Italian dandelion, globe artichokes

MYCOLG

Primarily dispersed by infected cuttings, plants, flowers. Seed is not known to be a pathway for any host.