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Aquatic Ascomycetes From Lake Itasca, Minnesota, A. R. Cavaliere
Aquatic Ascomycetes From Lake Itasca, Minnesota, A. R. Cavaliere
Biology Faculty Publications
A preliminary report of the aquatic Ascomycetes of Lake Isasca, Minnesota. Included is an introduction, methods of harvesting and studying, a key, description, and illustrations of 19 common ascomycetous fungi inhabiting the study area.
Two New Species Of Leafblight Fungi On Kalmia Latifolia, F. A. Wolf, A. R. Cavaliere
Two New Species Of Leafblight Fungi On Kalmia Latifolia, F. A. Wolf, A. R. Cavaliere
Biology Faculty Publications
The evergreen shrub, Kalmia latifolia L., commonly known as mountain laurel, calico bush, or sheep-kill, grows widely on rocky, acid soils in the eastern United States. Whether growing in its natural habit or in cultivation, mountain laurel appears to be equally subject to attack by fungi. The following account characterizes and discusses two of these fungi. One of them has not been described previously and additional observations have been made regarding the developmental morphology of the other one.
Both pathogens are Pyrenomycetes, one a Physalospora and the other a Diaporthe. Each produces a leafblight disease. Tiny brown discolorations on young …