Dothistroma needle blight
Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) M.Morelet
Also called: red band needle blight, Needle blight
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 14 |
| February | 12 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 7 |
| May | 24 |
| June | 16 |
| July | 11 |
| August | 9 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 6 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 2 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Kansas 55 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 20 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 11 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 5 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 2 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 2 records · Foraging rules
- Hawaii 2 records · Foraging rules
- Oklahoma 1 records · Foraging rules
- California 1 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 1 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 1 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 1 records · Foraging rules
- Saskatchewan 1 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 1 records · Foraging rules
Identification traits
| Ecology | parasitic |
|---|
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Dothistroma septosporum or Mycosphaerella pini is a hemibiotrophic species of fungus that causes the disease commonly known as red band needle blight. This fungal disease affects the needles of conifers, and is mainly found on pine (Pinus sp.). Over 60 species have been reported to be prone to infection and Corsican pine (Pinus nigra ssp. laricio) is the most susceptible species in Great Britain. The precise origins of D. septosporum are unknown, although there are suggestions that the disease might be from the pine forests of Nepal, in the Himalayas. The origin is alternatively thought to be from the high-altitude rain forests of South America. The general opinion is that the fungus has been prevalent for some length of time in the Southern Hemisphere, where D. septosporum caused significant damage to non-native pine populations starting in the 1950s and 1960s. Since the 1990s, high levels of infection have also been reported in the Northern Hemisphere, with unprecedented records of the disease in Asia and Europe.
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