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Cryphonectria parasitica

(Murrill) M.E. Barr

Chestnut Blight

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1072483
Element CodeNFDIA02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderDiaporthales
FamilyCryphonectriaceae
GenusCryphonectria
Synonyms
Diaporthe parasiticaMurrill
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
North Carolina (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Big Laurel Branch AdditionCherokee National Forest5,577
Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (3)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]