Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Nectria apocyni Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State
Mus. 26 : 84. 1874.
Perithecia scattered or crowded in small clusters, subglobose, more or less collapsed when dry, slightly rough, dull-red ; ostiolum minute ; asci clavate, 60-65 X 12//, 8-spored ; spores 2-seriate and often irregularly crowded, oblique, fusiform, with ends acute, almost sharp, 1-septate, a little constricted at the septum, granular within, 18-22 X 5-6 /i.
On the lower part of the stems of Indian hemp, Apocynum cannabinum L. Type locality : North Greenbush, New York. Distribution : Known only from the type locality.
- bibliographic citation
- Fred Jay Seaver, Helen Letitia Palliser, David Griffiths. 1910. HYPOCREALES, FIMETARIALES. North American flora. vol 3(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY