''Asteroma'' is a genus of
pathogenic fungus Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. Approximately 300 fungi are known to be pathogenic to humans. Markedly more fungi are known to be pathogenic to plant life than those of the animal kingdom. The study of fu ...
in the family
Gnomoniaceae
Gnomoniaceae is a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales. The family was circumscribed by German botanist Heinrich Georg Winter in 1886.
Genera
As accepted by GBIF:
* '' Alnecium'' (2)
* '' Ambarignomonia'' (2)
* '' Anisogramma'' (6)
* ...
, containing several species that cause
leaf spot
A leaf spot is a limited, discoloured, diseased area of a leaf that is caused by fungal, bacterial or viral plant diseases, or by injuries from nematodes, insects, environmental factors, toxicity or herbicides. These discoloured spots or lesions ...
and
canker
A plant canker is a small area of dead tissue, which grows slowly, often over years. Some cankers are of only minor consequence, but others are ultimately lethal and therefore can have major economic implications for agriculture and horticultur ...
on plants such as
goldenrod,
primrose, and ''
Erythronium''.
References
Fungal tree pathogens and diseases
Diaporthales
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