Kingdom Fungi Scientific name Amphobotrys ricini | Genus Amphobotrys Rank Species | |
Similar Sclerotiniaceae, Bipolaris incurvata, Ciborinia, Botryotinia, Alternaria radicina | ||
Amphobotrys ricini is a species of fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes disease on several species including gray mold blight on Euphorbia milii and poinsettia. Originally described as a species of Botrytis in 1949, it was transferred to the genus Amphobotrys in 1973.
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