Pycnostysanus azaleae

Pycnostysanus azaleae or Seifertia azaleae is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen infecting azaleas and rhododendrons.^[1]

Pycnostysanus azaleae
Pycnostysanus azaleae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Ascomycetes
Subclass:	Incertae sedis
Order:	Incertae sedis
Family:	Incertae sedis
Genus:	Pycnostysanus
Species:	P. azaleae
Binomial name
Pycnostysanus azaleae (Peck) E.W. Mason, (1941)
Synonyms
Briosia azaleae (Peck) Dearn., (1941) Periconia azaleae Peck, (1873) Seifertia azaleae (Peck) Partr. & Morgan-Jones, (2002) Sporocybe azaleae (Peck) Sacc., (1886)