Cenangium ferruginosum is a species of fungus which infects young twigs of especially older pines (''

Pinus sylvestris ''Pinus sylvestris'', the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US) or Baltic pine, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia. It can readily be identified by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and oran ...

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Cenangium atropurpureum ''Cenangium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains 25 species. The type species ''Cenangium ferruginosum'' causes dieback Dieback may refer to a number of plant problems and diseases including: * Forest dieback ...

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Cenangium canker ''Cenangium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains 25 species. The type species ''Cenangium ferruginosum'' causes dieback Dieback may refer to a number of plant problems and diseases including: * Forest dieback ...

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/ref> The parasite lives under the bark of the trunk and spreads out further i.e. bark of branches up to the fresh twigstops of needles. The needles turn brown at the base, and the needles on the twigtop die off in time.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2013727 Helotiaceae Fungi described in 1818