Leaf spot (Mycosphaerella populicola)
- Latin name: Mycosphaerella populicola G. E. Thompson
- French name: Tache des feuilles à Mycosphaerella populicola
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Capnodiales
- Synonym(s): Septoria populicola Peck
Description
Micro-habitat(s)
Leaf
Distribution
Canada
Damage, symptoms and biology
Circular black leaf spots form on both sides of leaves.
This fungus causes severe defoliation of balsam poplar in several large areas of Ontario almost every year.
Other information
Septoria populicola is the asexual stage (anamorph) of Mycosphaerella populicola.
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Photos
Leaf spots on hybrid poplar caused by Mycosphaerella populicola Brenda Callan