Needle cast (Lirula macrospora)
- Latin name: Lirula macrospora (R. Hartig) Darker
- French name: Rouge des épinettes
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Rhytismatales
- Synonym(s): Hypodermina hastigii Hilitzer,
Lophodermium filiforme Darker,
Lophodermium macrosporum (R. Hartig) Rehm
Description
Micro-habitat(s)
Needle
Distribution
Canada
Damage, symptoms and biology
Fruiting bodies appear as elongate black lines, often running the full length of needles which remain on the twigs after they have been killed.
Other information
The needles can remain attached to the twigs for two years.
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Black spruce, Colorado spruce, Engelmann spruce, red spruce, Sitka spruce, white spruce
Photos
Fruiting bodies of Lirula macrospora on Sitka spruce John Vallentgoed