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RE: TIL - Phytophthora is a genus of approximately 100 species of fungal-like, plant pathogenic organisms
Nice post! These are some of the most frustrating organisms around, for sure. The P. lateralis in your list is really causing a lot of problems for Oregon's Port Orford Cedars. There are now lots of rules for hiking, driving, and camping in the areas with Port Orford Cedar trees.
Thanks for the shout-out, too!
As we had talk bout this on last week, I thought you would also like to know a bit more about Phytophthora sp.
Absolutely! There is so much to learn about them. The more we know, the more we can do to spread them around. It's interesting to me that the same species are affected on our US West Coast and in Portugal -- the poor oaks!