Cronartium ribicola

Noun

Meaning

fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host

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The decline of whitebark pine nut due to the inadvertent introduction by man of the invasive, virulent fungi Cronartium ribicola has in turn required grizzlies to seek alternate food sources, many of which are carnivorous. Source: Internet

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