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| Armillaria socialis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Armillaria |
| Species: | A. socialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Armillaria socialis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus socialis DC. (1815) | |
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]