Tar Spot: Images
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Leaf damage from tar spot on an unidentified leaf
Photo credit: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Photo credit: Andrej Kunca, National Forest Centre - Slovakia, Bugwood.org
Raised tar spots on a leaf of silver maple
Photo credit: Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Tar spot symptoms on leaves of red maple
Photo credit: Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org
Tar spot symptoms on leaves of maple
Photo credit: Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org
The fruiting bodies of tar spot on a maple leaf
Photo credit: Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Vertical cross-section of apothecium with ascospores emerging
Photo credit: Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Vertical cross-section of apothecium with ascospores emerging
Photo credit: Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org