Armillaria fuscipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Physalacriaceae |
Genus: | Armillaria |
Species: | A. fuscipes |
Binomial name | |
Armillaria fuscipes Petch (1909) |
Armillaria fuscipes is a plant pathogen that causes Armillaria root rot on Pinus, coffee plants, tea and various hardwood trees. It is common in South Africa. The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.