Common Names of Plant Diseases

Diseases of Sycamore
(Platanus spp.)

R. W. Roncadori, primary collator (last update 7/12/99)

BACTERIAL DISEASES

Bacterial wetwood

Bacterium (unidentified)

Leaf scorch

Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al.

FUNGAL DISEASES

Anthracnose

Apiognomonia errabunda (Roberge) Höhn = Gnomonia
   errabunda (Roberge) Auersw. (anamorph: Discula
   umbrinella (Berk & Broome) Sutton)

Apiognomonia veneta (Sacc. & Speg.) Höhn = Gnomonia
   veneta (Sacc. & Speg.) Kleb. (anamorph: Discula platani
   (Peck) Sacc.)

Armillaria root rot (shoestring root rot)

Armillaria mellea (Vahl:Fr.) P. Kumm. (anamorph: Rhizomorpha subcorticalis Pers.)

Botryosphaeria canker - dieback

Botryosphaeria dothidea (Moug:Fr.) Ces. & De Not
   (anamorph: Fusicoccum aesculi Corda)

B. obtusa (Schwein) Cooke (anamorph: Sphaeropsis sp.)

B. rhodina (Cooke) Arx. = Physalospora rhodina Cooke

Butt rot

Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat. = Fomes applanatus
   (Pers.) Gill.

Ustulina deusta (Hoffm.:Fr.) Lind = Hypoxylon deustum
   (Hoffm.:Fr.) Grev.

Ceratocystis canker

Ceratocystis fimbriata Ellis & Halst. = Ceratostomella fimbriata (Ellis & Halst.) J. A. Elliott (anamorph: Chlara sp.)

Ceratocystis canker - stain

Ceratocystis fimbriata (Ellis & Halst.) F. platani J. M. Walter = Endoconidiophora fimbriata (Ellis & Halst.) R. W. Davidson f. platani J. M. Walter

Cytospora canker

Cytospora platani Fuckel

Eutypella canker

Eutypella parasitica R. W. Davidson & Lorentz (anamorph: Libertella sp.)

Fusarium stem canker

Fusarium merismoides Corda = F. rimosum (Peck) Sacc.

Hypoxylon canker - dieback

Hypoxylon tinctor (Berk.) Cooke (anamorph: Xyloclodium sp.) pathogenicity not proven

Leaf blight

Phloeospora multimaculans Heald & F.A. Wolf

Leaf spots

Mycosphaerella platanicola Ellis & Everh. (anamorph:
   Cercospora platanicola Ellis & Everh.)

Cristulariella moricola (Hindo) Redhead = Cristulariella
   pyrimidalis A. M. Waterman & R. P. Marshall

Fusicladium spp.

Mycosphaerella platanifolia (Cooke) F. A. Wolf =
   Sphaerella platanifolia Cooke

M. punctiformis (Pers.:Fr.) Starb. = Sphaerella punctiformis
   (Pers.:Fr.) Rabenh.

M. stigmina-platani F. A. Wolf = Mycosphaerella
   polymorpha D. J. Sm. & C. O. Sm.

Phyllosticta platani Sacc. & Speg. In Sacc.

Ramularia sp.

Septoria platanifolia Cooke in Ravenel

Stigmina platani (Fuckel) Sacc. = Stigmella platani Fuckel

S. platani-racemosae (Dearn. & Barth.) S. J. Hughes =
   Stigmella platani-racemosae Dearn. & Barth.

Massaria canker - dieback

Splanchonema platan (Ces.) Barr = Massaria platan Ces. (anamorph: Macrodiplodiopsis dasmazieresii (Mont.) Petr.

Nectria canker

Nectria sp.

Powdery mildew

Microsphaera extensa Cooke & Peck = M. alni var.
   Extensa (Cooke & Peck) E. S. Salmon

M. penicillata (Wallr.:Fr.) Lev. = M. alni (Wallr.:Fr.) G. Wint.

Phyllactinia guttata (Wallr.:Fr.) Lev. (anamorph: Oidium sp.)

Phomopsis canker

Phomopsis sp.

P. scabra (Sacc.) Traverso = Phoma scabra Sacc.

Phymatotrichum root rot (Texas root rot)

Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert = Phymatotrichum omnivorum Duggar

Phytophthora root rot

Phytophthora sp.

Pythium root rot

Pythium sp.

Seedling disease

Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands

Rhizoctonia solani Kühn

Sooty blotch

Gloeodes pomigena (Schwein.) Colby

Spot anthracnose

Sphaceloma sp.

Wood rots

Bjerkandera adust (Willd.:Fr.) P. Karst

Chrondrostereum purpureum (Pers.:Fr.) Pouzar

Daedaleopsis corflagrosa (Bolton:Fr.) J. Schröt.

Datronia scutellata (Schwein.) R. L. Gilbertson & Ryvarden

Fomes fasciatus (Sw.:Fr.) Cooke

Fomitopsis meliae (Underw.) R. L. Gilbertson and Ryvarden

F. pinicola (Sw.:Fr.) P. Karst.

F. spraguei (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) R. L. Gilbertson and
   Ryvarden

Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.

G. lucidum (Curtis:Fr.) P. Karst.

Hericium erinaceous Bull.:Fr.

Hysizygus ulmarius (Bull.:Fr.) Readhead

Iononotus arizonicus R. L. Gilbertson

I. cuticularis (Bull.:Fr.) Fr.

I. munzii (C. G. Lloyd) R. L. Gilbertson

Laxitectum bicolor (Pers.:Fr.) Lentz

L. sulcata (Burt) Pouzar

Oxyporus latemarginalis (Durieu & Mont.) Donk

O. populinus (Schumach.:Fr.) Donk

Phanaerochaeta allantospora Burdsall & R. L. Gilbertson

P. arizonica Burdsall & R. L. Gilbertson

P. avellanea (Bres.) J. Eriksson & Hjortstam in J. Eriksson
   et al.

P. burtii (Romell) Parmasto

P. carnosa (Burt) Parmasto

P. chrysorhiza (Torr.) Budington & R. L. Gilbertson

P. crassa (Lev.) Burdsall

P. filamentosa (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Burdsall

P. omnivora (Shear) Burdsall & Nakasone

P. tuberculata (P. Karst.) Parmasto

Phellinus gilvus (Schwein.:Fr.) Pat.

Phlebia subocracea (Bres.) J. Eriksson & Ryvarden

Postia tephroleuca (Fr.:Fr.) Jülich

Pycnoporus sanguineus (L.:Fr.) Murill

Rigidoporus lineatus (Pers.) Ryvarden

Trametes elegans (Spring.:Fr.) Fr.

T. hirsuta (Wulfen.:Fr.) Quel.

T. versicolor (L.:Fr.) Pilot

Tyromyces galactineus (Berk. J. Lowe)

T. fissilis (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Donk

Xeromphalina fraxinophila A. H. Sm.

Other basidiomycetes

MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OR DISORDERS

Rosy canker

Illuminating gas in soil

NEMATODES, PARASITIC

Dagger

Xiphinema americanum Cobb

Lance

Hoplolaimus galeatus (Cobb) Thorne

Root knot

Meloidogyne sp.

Sting

Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rav

Stunt

Tylenchorhynchus claytoni Steiner

PARASITIC SEED PLANTS

Mistletoe

Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M. C. Johnst. = P.
   flavescens (Pursh.) Nutt

P. macrophyllum Ule