About Lophodermium pinastri (Schrad.) Chevall.
Lophodermium pinastri (Schrad.) Chevall. is a fungus that belongs to the genus Lophodermium. Like most species in this genus, it grows as an endophyte and saprophyte on the needles of pine trees (Pinus spp.). In ecology, Lophodermium pinastri has been recorded growing on many different Pinus species. It can function as an endophyte, a saprophyte, or very rarely as a pathogen. It is often confused with Lophodermium seditiosum, which is a more serious and more damaging pathogen than L. pinastri.
