Rhabdocline weirii is a fungal plant pathogen. The pathogen, along with Rhabdocline pseudotsugae, causes Rhabdocline needlecast; R. weirii only affects Douglas-fir trees.[1][2] 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.[1]
| Rhabdocline weirii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Cenangiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhabdocline |
| Species: | R. weirii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdocline weirii A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969)
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| Synonyms | |
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Propolis weirii Traverso & Trotter, (1928) | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Rhabodocline Needlecast (Rhabdocline weirii)," Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ^ "How To Identify and Control Rhabdocline and Swiss Needlecasts of Douglas-Fir," North Central Forest Experiment Station United States Forest Service, 1983. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
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