Plant Disease Collection

Albert Weathersbee
 1. Cercis canadensis
2. Eastern Redbud
3. Leaf Spot
4. Cercospora spp.
5. http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get
/Document-2831/EPP-7634web.pdf
6. Fungus
7. MSU campus outside of PSU
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 8/23/2017
10. Most leaves of this tree and other Redbuds in the
area were infected. Other leaf spot fungi can infect
Redbud trees but lab analysis would be required to
differentiate.
 1. Quercus rubra
2. Red Oak
3. Hypoxylon Canker
4. Hypoxylon atropunctatum
5. https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/downloads/fha
lert_hypoxylon.pdf
6. Fungus
7. MSU campus Southeast of library
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 8/23/2017
10. Leaves on the branches past the canker were
wilted or necrotic indicating girdling of those limbs.
Tree appeared to be healthy otherwise.
 1. Lonicera japonica
2. Japanese Honeysuckle
3. Downy Mildew
4. Many genera exist. Lab analysis necessary.
5. https://extension.psu.edu/downy-mildew
6. Fungus-like
7. Fence on the South side of my property
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 9/27/2017
10. Many leaves were infected after a rainy period.
 1. Prunus serotina
2. Black Cherry
3. Bacterial Canker
4. Pseudomonas syringae
5. https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43894415/
PDF
6. Bacterial
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, East side of the lake
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 8/28/2017
10. The tree had ooze coming from a canker near the
base. P. syringae infects many species of stone
fruits.
 1. Gleditsia triacanthos
2. Honey Locust
3. Ganoderma Root Rot
4. Ganoderma lucidum
5. http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/pastpest/200107d.html
6. Fungus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, East side of the lake
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 8/28/2017
10. No other symptoms present.
 1. Quercus rubra
2. Red Oak
3. Oak Bracket
4. Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
5. http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/pseudoinonotus-dr
yadeus.php
6. Fungus
7. East of Karls Hall on MSU campus
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 9/19/2017
10. No other signs or symptoms present.
 1. Rosa spp. ‘Crimson Bouquet’
2. Crimson Bouquet Rose
3. Black Spot
4. Diplocarpon rosae
5. https://extension.psu.edu/rose-diseases-outdoors
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-ga
rdening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/a
dvice-tips-resources/visual-guides/rose-problems.a
spx
6. Fungus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, rose garden
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. According to the Missouri Botanical Garden, it is
the most important and most common rose disease
 1. Diospyros virginiana
2. Persimmon
3. Gummosis
4. Pseudomonas syringae
5. https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/pathogen-a
rticles/pathogens-common-many-plants/bacteria-ot
her-prokaryotes/diseases
6. Bacterial
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, North side of lake
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Tree foliage was healthy. Pathogen may have
been introduced after a beaver caused damage to
the base of the tree.
 1. Diospyros virginiana
2. Persimmon
3. Beaver damage
4. Castor canadensis
5. http://icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/beavers.asp
6. Environmental (Rodent)
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, North side of lake
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Tree foliage was healthy. Beaver removed bark
about ⅓ of the way around the tree. Still enough
phloem for nutrient transport. Tree otherwise
healthy.
 1. Lilium spp.
2. Easter lily
3. Soft Rot
4. Erwinia carotovora
5. http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2823&q=3
77794
6. Bacterial
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, Flower garden, NW of
playground
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Many leaves on the surrounding lilies were also
affected. Leaves were water soaked and mushy.
Infection could be seen starting on the margins of
other leaves.
 1. Lagerstroemia indica
2. Crape Myrtle
3. Bacterial leaf spot
4. Xanthomonas axonopodis
5. http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2014/07/beloved-crape-
myrtle-in-nurseries-now-susceptible-to-bacterial-lea
f-spot-researchers-say.html
6. Bacterial
7. Nathaniel Greene Park
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Many leaves affected. Tree was fruiting and
appeared vigorous.
 1. Convallaria majalis
2. Lily of the valley
3. Rust
4. Puccinia sessilis
5. https://extension.psu.edu/lily-of-the-valley-convallari
a-diseases
6. Fungus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, Flower Garden, NW of
playground
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Many leaves affected. Some necrotic leaves were
present.
 1. Pelargonium spp.
2. Geranium
3. Impatiens necrotic spot virus
4. Tospovirus spp.
5. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/symptoms_and_ma
nagement_strategies_for_impatiens_necrotic_spot
_virus
6. Virus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, Flower Garden, NW of
playground
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Many leaves affected. Mottling and lesions
observed. Virus has very broad host range.
Affects many ornamentals.
 1. Canna indica
2. Canna lily
3. Canna yellow mottle virus
4. Badnavirus spp.
5. http://www.apsnet.org/publications/imageresources/
Pages/Cannayellowmottlevirus.aspx
6. Virus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, Flower Garden, NW of
playground
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Many leaves affected. Chlorosis and necrosis
along leaf veins. A similar virus called “Yellow
streak virus” causes same symptoms.
 1. Euonymus japonicus
2. Japanese spindle bush
3. Mosaic virus
4. Family: Rhabdoviridae
5. http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/233559
6. Virus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, Flower Garden, NW of
playground
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. These small shrubs are usually variegated but this
specimen is showing a complete chlorosis, yielding
white leaves. Research suggests that the
variegation in this species is due to a virus.
 1. Juglans nigra
2. Black Walnut
3. Frost Cracking/Sun scald
4. N/A
5. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/sunscald_frost_crac
king_of_overexposed_forest_tree_stems_possible_
with_free
6. Environmental
7. Nathaniel Greene Park
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Tree seems to have healed well from this injury. No
evidence of fungal/bacterial infection in this part of
the tree.
 1. Cotinus obovatus
2. American Smoketree
3. Verticillium wilt
4. Verticillium dahliae
5. http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/
trees-shrubs/verticillium-wilt/
6. Fungus
7. Nathaniel Greene Park, near the dam
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. Dieback on one side of the tree. This is a fungal
pathogen that can travel systemically.
 1. Dioscorea polystachya
2. Chinese yam
3. Zinc (or other metal) toxicity
4. N/A
5. http://www.academia.edu/2008284/Metal_toxicity_a
nd_tolerance_in_plants
6. Environmental
7. My property, North Springfield
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 10/23/2017
10. All of the foliage in contact with the chain link fence
was necrotic.
 1. Gleditsia triacanthos
2. Honey locust
3. Nectria canker
4. Nectria galligena
5. http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/
trees-shrubs/nectria-canker/
6. Fungus
7. MSU, East of Karl’s Hall
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 9/27/2017
10. Cankers were numerous and bleeding. Tree was in
a cobblestone covered area with pedestrian traffic
and likely exposed to frequent damage.
 1. Acer saccharum
2. Sugar maple
3. Tar spot
4. Rhytisma spp.
5. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/why_do_my_maple_
leaves_have_spots
6. Fungus
7. My property, North Springfield
8. Albert Weathersbee
9. 9/18/2017
10. Most of the leaves on my sugar maple had the tar
spot fungus present. It is largely cosmetic and not
very damaging to the host tree.