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Armillaria heimii

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
Armillaria

Higher classification
  
Honey fungus

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Family
  
Physalacriaceae

Scientific name
  
Armillaria heimii

Rank
  
Species

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Armillaria heimii is a species of fungus in the family Physalacriaceae that is found in East Africa. It causes root rot in tea trees. The fungus was originally described as Clitocybe elegans by Roger Heim in 1963. David Pegler transferred it to the genus Armillaria in 1977.

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Armillaria heimii Wikipedia