Heterobasidion occidentale
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About
Heterobasidion occidentale is a tree root-rotting pathogenic fungus in the family Bondarzewiaceae. It is endemic in western North America west of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to southern Mexico. While a natural agent of forest turnover, H. occidentale has become of increased concern due to forest management processes such as pre-commercial thinning, altered site density and species composition, and carbon sequestration. H. occidentale is part of the S-type intersterility group differing from the other North American species H. irregulare.
- Family
- Bondarzewiaceae
Pathogen
What it affects
Pathogenic organism
Classified as a Rot pathogen.
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- Name
- Heterobasidion occidentale
- Slug
- heterobasidion-occidentale
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Bondarzewiaceae
- Genus
- Heterobasidion
- Species
- occidentale
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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