Exobasidium vaccinii

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Exobasidium vaccinii, commonly known as “red leaf disease,” or “Azalea Gall,” is a biotrophic species of fungus that causes galls on ericaceous plant species, such as blueberry and azalea. Exobasidium vaccinii is considered the type species of the Exobasidium genus. As a member of the Ustilagomycota

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Sources

1. Exobasidium vaccinii — GBIF source
2. Exobasidium vaccinii (leaf gall of blueberry) — CABI Compendium (2019) source
3. Notes on Cultures of Exobasidium Andromedæ and of Exobasidium Vaccinii — Crossref (1896) source