DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Symptoms of elm yellows occasionally appear on one branch before others, but more often they involve the entire crown.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Diseased twig (right) with epinasty, chlorosis, and yellowing of leaves. Sometimes both yellow and green leaves occur on same branch. Healthy branch (left).
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Branches with butterscotch discoloration (center) and necrotic flecks in phloem and vascular cambium (right). Healthy branch (left). Sudden wilt and browning is common with small trees.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Elm yellows is characterized by witches'-brooms and stunting. Some cultivars have both yellow and reddish foliar discoloration.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Late stage of elm yellows disease.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus rubra)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Saber tooth
HOST: Lily
Lily with deformed growth that resembles a saber tooth.
Saber tooth | Lily
DISEASE: Saber tooth
HOST: Lily (Lilium sp. 'Enchantment')
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. oortii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. oortii
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, J. van der Wolf
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Alfalfa plant (center) exhibiting stunting and proliferation of stems. Other symptoms are small, rounded, chlorotic, often puckered leaves and a yellowish cast.
Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Young plant (left) with small, numerous stems (witches'-broom). Healthy stems (right).
Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Cactus
Witches'-broom of Opuntia cactus.
Witches'-broom | Cactus
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Cactus (Opuntia sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis