Rhabdocline weirii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Subclass: | Leotiomycetidae |
Order: | Helotiales |
Family: | Hemiphacidiaceae |
Genus: | Rhabdocline |
Species: | R. weirii |
Binomial name | |
Rhabdocline weirii A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969) |
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Synonyms | |
Propolis weirii Traverso & Trotter, (1928) |
Propolis weirii Traverso & Trotter, (1928)
Rhabdocline weirii subsp. oblonga A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969)
Rhabdocline weirii subsp. obovata A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969)
Rhabdocline weirii is a fungal plant pathogen. The pathogen, along with Rhabdocline pseudotsugae, causes Rhabdocline needlecast; R. weirii only affects Douglas-fir trees. The disease causes the needles of the tree to discolor and eventually fall from the tree. The pathogen often makes Douglas-fir trees unsalable as Christmas trees and affects the Christmas tree farming industry.