Boxwood Blight Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Crous, J.Z. Groenew. & C.F. Hill) L. Lombard, M.J. Wingf. & CrousInvasive    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Ascomycota   >   Class Sordariomycetes   >   Order Hypocreales   >   Family Nectriaceae   >   Genus Calonectria   

Status:

Boxwood Blight is a regulated invasive species in Maryland (MISC 2022).

Description:

Boxwood Blight infects Boxwood (Buxus sempeevirens) and is therefore a commercial concern in Maryland and the eastern United States.

There is 1 record in the project database.

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Boxwood Blight in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/21/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)


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