Azalea Leaf And Flower Gall. 1 branch tips flower parts and even on seedpods. Pale green pink white or brown fleshy galls caused by the fungus Exobasidium vaccinii may develop on leaves Fig.
Azalea leaf and flower gall caused by the fungus Exobasidium vaccinii can occur on woody ornamentals growing outdoors in landscape plantings and in greenhouses. The disease commonly affects both evergreen and deciduous azalea cultivars and Camellia japonica species across the Southeast. Initial infection occurs in the spring.
It is caused by the fungus Exobasidium vaccinii.
1 branch tips flower parts and even on seedpods. The leaves become curled fleshy and pale green to white. The fungus causes abnormal growth in the tissues that are infected. Leaf and flower gall of azaleas rhododendron and camellias is a fungal disease caused by Exobasidium vaccinii.