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oak blackhead

Diatrypella quercina

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 187, February 138, March 217, April 341, May 491, June 536, July 573, August 493, September 362, October 270, November 148, December 115.
United States3,967
Alaska3,870
Germany54
Hungary45
Canada41
Ontario41
Brandenburg22
California19
United Kingdom19
England19

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderXylariales
FamilyDiatrypaceae
GenusDiatrypella

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