Phyllosticta concava Seaver is a fungus in the Phyllostictaceae family, order Botryosphaeriales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.
Phyllosticta concava Seaver
Phyllosticta concava is a fungus that infects Opuntia cacti, first formally described in 1922 by Fred Jay Seaver.
Phyllosticta concava Seaver, commonly called opuntia dry rot or prickly pear brown spot, is a species of fungus. It infects Opuntia cacti, causing discolored circular depressions to form on the cactus pads. This species was first formally described by mycologist Fred Jay Seaver in 1922.
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