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Ovulinia azaleae Weiss, 1940 (a discomycete)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Fox, R.T.V., 2004 Fungal Foes in Your Garden: 58. Petal Blight on Azalea

Ovulinia azaleae may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SCLEROTINIACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Ovulinia azaleae is associated with:

Photos apothecium Rhododendron - rhododendrons and azaleas (Ericaceae) stromatic, single or in groups of 2-3 apothecium is saprobic on UK/Ireland Questionable Fox, R.T.V., 2004 [on Belgian-Indica azalea hybrids, kurume azaleas and Rhododendron]
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
apothecium Vaccinium corymbosum - Blueberry (Ericaceae) stromatic, single or in groups of 2-3 apothecium is saprobic on Fox, R.T.V., 2004
Photos Ovulitis anamorph Rhododendron - rhododendrons and azaleas (Ericaceae) Ovulitis anamorph causes spots on live, wilting petal UK/Ireland Fox, R.T.V., 2004 [causes white or brown spots, which quickly enlarge and become soft and watery. Flowers rot and fall off, often sticking to the plant. On Belgian-Indica azalea hybrids, kurume azaleas and Rhododendron]
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Ovulitis anamorph Vaccinium corymbosum - Blueberry (Ericaceae) Ovulitis anamorph causes spots on live, wilting petal Fox, R.T.V., 2004 [causes brown spots, which quickly enlarge and become soft and watery. Flowers rot and fall off, often sticking to the plant]
Photos sclerotium Rhododendron - rhododendrons and azaleas (Ericaceae) sclerotium is saprobic on dead, fallen, collapsed, rotting petal UK/Ireland Fox, R.T.V., 2004 [on Belgian-Indica azalea hybrids, kurume azaleas and Rhododendron]
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
sclerotium Vaccinium corymbosum - Blueberry (Ericaceae) sclerotium is saprobic on dead, fallen, collapsed, rotting petal Fox, R.T.V., 2004

Associated with Ovulinia azaleae:

Ovulinia azaleae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Fox, R.T.V., 2004 Fungal Foes in Your Garden: 58. Petal Blight on Azalea

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