northern corn leaf blight
(Exserohilum turcicum)
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Widely Prevalent Plant Pathogen Status - This map is based on data from the Widely Prevalent Fungi Project, a collabaration between USDA APHIS PPQ and the American Phytopathological Society. See www.PrevalentFungi.org for more information.
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: Pezizomycotina |
| Class: Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: Dothideomycetidae |
| Order: Pleosporales |
| Family: Pleosporaceae |
| Genus: Exserohilum |
| Subject: Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
corn leaf blight
Related Scientific Names:
Setosphaeria turcica (Luttr.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs (Teleomorph)
Bipolaris turcica (Pass.) Shoemaker (Synonym)
Helminthosporium inconspicuum Cooke & Ellis (Synonym)
Helminthosporium turcicum Pass. (Synonym)