Dogwood Anthracnose

Scientific name: Discula destructiva Redlin (1991)

Common names: Dogwood anthracnose

Native To: Unknown

Date of U.S. Introduction: First discovered in 1978

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Unknown

Impact: Fungal disease of flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) and Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) trees

Current U.S. Distribution: Eastern U.S. and Pacific Northwest

Management Plans: Microbes

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

How to Identify and Control Dogwood Anthracnose
USDA. Forest Service. Northeastern Area.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose and its Spread in the South
USDA. Forest Service. Southern Region.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Stressors of Hardwood Forests: Dogwood Anthracnose (Sep 1995)
USDA. Forest Service. Forest Health Protection. Southern Region.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Discula destructiva Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

State Government

Dogwood Anthracnose (Apr 2008; PDF | 245 KB)
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose - Maryland's Forests: A Health Report
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Dogwood Anthracnose - Integrated Pest Management Solutions for the Landscaping Professional (PDF | 100 KB)
Seattle Public Utilities (Washington). Green Gardening Program.
Identification/Description; Life Cycle; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose - Factsheet
Cornell University. Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose: A Threat to Flowering Dogwood
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Dogwood anthracnose - Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Taxonomy; Photographs

Dogwood Anthracnose - HortAnswers
University of Illinois Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose - Plant Pathology Fact Sheet (Nov 2005; PDF | 248 KB)
University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Photograhs; Introduction History; Controls

Dogwood anthracnose (2005; PDF | 107 KB)
University of Massachusetts Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls

Dogwood anthracnose - IPM Scouting in Woody Landscape Plants
Michigan State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Dispersion; Controls

Diagnostic Facts: Dogwood Anthracnose (Mar 2002; PDF | 363 KB)
Michigan State University. Center for Integrated Plant Systems.
Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Controls

Discula "Dogwood" Anthracnose - Pest Fact Sheet 39 (Dec 1994; PDF | 50 KB)
University of New Hampshire. Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Distribution; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose
Purdue University.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose - Ornamental Diseases (May 2001)
Purdue University. Cooperative Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose - Gardening in Western Washington
Washington State University Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Controls

International

Dogwood anthracnose (Discula destructiva) in Ontario
Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Dogwood anthracnose
Natural Resources Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Forest Invasive Alien Species.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat

Discula destructiva (fungus) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Dogwood Anthracnose
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution