| Author | Forestry Commission |
| Title | Sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) |
| Type | Web Site/Page |
| Source | www.forestry.gov.uk/chestnutblight |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Cryphonectria parasitica has been confirmed (2011) in two recently-planted Chestnut orchards in Warwickshire and East Sussex. |
| Website url | www.forestry.gov.uk/chestnutblight |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | Cryphonectria parasitica | Chestnut Blight - causative organism | Fungi: Diaporthales: Cryphonectriaceae |
| Current | Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut | Plantae: Fagales: Fagaceae |
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