| Verticillium dahliae | |
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| Symptoms of verticillium wilt on sunflower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Glomerellales |
| Family: | Plectosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Verticillium |
| Species: | V. dahliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Verticillium dahliae Kleb. (1913)
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| Synonyms | |
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Verticillium albo-atrum var. chlamydosporale | |
Verticillium dahliae is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes verticillium wilt in many plant species, causing leaves to curl and discolor. It may cause death in some plants. Over 400 plant species are affected by Verticillium complex.[1]
- ^ "Verticillium wilt". www.apsnet.org. 2005. Retrieved 2016-01-18.