Physoderma alfalfae

alfalfa crown wart

Urophlyctis alfalfae

Africa: South Africa; Asia: India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan; Europe: Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, UK; North America; Canada, Mexico, Panaa, USA; Oceania: Australia, New Zealand; South America: Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

AL, CA, IN, MS, MT, PA, TX, WA

2024-12-16

fungus

Korea

alfalfa, other Medicago spp.

PHYDAL

Physoderma alfalfae is a soil-borne fungus causing crown wart or crown gall in alfalfa, its only known host, has no evidence or references indicating seed is a pathway.