| Author | Forest Research Agency |
| Year | 2012 |
| Title | Ash dieback disease |
| Series | Pest Alerts |
| Type | Leaflet |
| Source | Pest Alerts |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Chalara fraxinea (now Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) has been spreading westwards across Europe since the early 1990’s. The Forestry Commission has released this Pest Alert following a couple of interceptions in the UK. C. fraxinea is one of the causes of Ash Dieback Disease. The range of hosts is dicsussed. The symptoms described. |
| Website url | www.forestry.gov.uk/ashdieback |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Hymenoscyphus fraxineus | Ash Dieback - causative organism | Fungi: Helotiales: Helotiaceae | |
| Current | Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | Plantae: Lamiales: Oleaceae |
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