Ivy Leaf Split vs

Lophodermium hedericola compared with Lophodermium piceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order same	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family same	Rhytismataceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus same	Lophodermium	Lophodermium
Species	Lophodermium hedericola	Lophodermium piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

Ivy Leaf Split and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lophodermium.

Conservation Status

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ivy Leaf Split
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ivy Leaf Split

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Lophodermium piceae is an ascomycete endophyte and pathogen producing lenticular, slit-opening ascocarps on the needles of spruce trees. It inhabits the needle tissue of Picea species in boreal and montane forests across the Northern Hemisphere. This fungus is both an endophytic component of healthy needles and can cause needle cast disease in weakened or stressed spruce trees.