kids encyclopedia robot

Venturia pyrina facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Venturia pyrina
Birnenschorf.jpg
Pear scab
Scientific classification
Genus:
Venturia (fungus)
Species:
pyrina
Synonyms

Endostigme pyrina (Aderh.) Syd. (1923)
Fusicladium pyrorum (Lib.) Fuckel [as 'pirinum'], (1870)
Fusicladium virescens Bonord. (1851)
Helminthosporium pyrorum Lib. [as 'Helmisporium'], (1832)
Megacladosporium pyrinum (Lib.) Vienn.-Bourg. (1949)
Venturia pyrina f. piri Bref. (1891)

Venturia pyrina is a species of fungus in the family Venturiaceae. A plant pathogen, it causes scab or black spot of pear. It has a widespread distribution in temperate and subtropical regions wherever pears are grown.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Venturia pyrina para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Venturia pyrina Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.