Armillaria socialis is a species of fungus in the family Physalacriaceae. It is a plant pathogen. Originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1815, it was transferred to Armillaria by Victor Fayod in 1889.[1] It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Armillaria |
| Species: | A. socialis
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| Armillaria socialis | |
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Agaricus socialis DC. (1815) | |
See also
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edit- ^ Fayod MV. (1889). "Prodrome d'une histoire naturelle des Agaricinés". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique. 9 (VII): 181–411.
- ^ Pegler DN (2000). "Taxonomy, nomenclature and description of Armillaria". In Fox RTV (ed.). Armillaria Root Rot: Biology and Control of Honey Fungus. Intercept. pp. 81–93. ISBN 1-898298-64-5.