Hiker's Guide to the Trees, Shrubs
and Vines
of Ricketts Glen
State Park
FLOWERING PLANTS
Epifagus virginiana -
Beech Drops
Parasitic on roots of Fagus grandifolia.
Monotropa uniflora -
Indian Pipe
Mutualistic with conifer mycorrhizal fungi.
FUNGI
Aleurodiscus oakesii -
Smooth Patch of White Oak
Apiosporina morbosa -
Black Knot of Cherry
Armillaria mellea -
Shoestring Rot
Cercospora kalmiae -
Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot
Cryphonectria parasitica -
Chestnut Blight
Dendrothele macrodens -
Smooth Patch of Ash
Fomes fomentarius -
White Rot of Beech
Ganoderma tsugae
-
White Rot of Hemlock
Inonotus obliquus -
Birch Stem Canker
Neonectria faginata -
Beech Bark Disease
Oxyporus populinus
-
White Rot of Living Trees
Scorias spongiosa -
Beech Black Soot
Trichaptum abietinum -
White Rot of Conifers