genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family Sclerotiniaceae. The widely distributed genus contains 14 species.
Taxonomy
A number of species previously assigned to ''Sclerotinia'' are now considered to be members of the closely related genus, '' Botrytis''.
Sclerotinia trifoliorum
''Sclerotinia trifoliorum'' is a plant pathogen infecting alfalfa, red clover
''Trifolium pratense'' (from Latin prātum, meaning meadow), red clover, is a herbaceous plant, herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family, Fabaceae ...