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Exobasidium karstenii

Sacc. & Trotter

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1085770

Element CodeNFEXO00060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassExobasidiomycetes

OrderExobasidiales

FamilyExobasidiaceae

GenusExobasidium

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Mycobank (2025) include Exobasidium cassandrae, Exobasidium karstenii, Exobasidium ledi, Exobasidium oxycocci and Exobasidium parvifolii in Exobasidium vaccinii, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chugach-12	Chugach National Forest	8,116
Chugach-13	Chugach National Forest	13,337

References (2)

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.
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.