Anthracnose Disease of Landscape Plants

Stephen Brown, Philip Harmon, Sheryl van der Heiden , Ryan Czaplewski, Ralph Mitchell, andDavid Outerbridge

Release Date: 12/7/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep659-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

Fungi make up approximately 90% of known plant pathogens. One of the most common fungal diseases of plants is anthracnose. The name anthracnose represents a group of related fungal diseases that affect many different landscape and crop plants. This publication is intended to provide information to professional landscapers, pest control operators, Extension agents, and homeowners on how to recognize and potentially manage anthracnose diseases of landscape plants. It includes 47 images of common plants affected by the disease.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1395, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Brown, S. H., Harmon, P. F., Van der Heiden, S., Czaplewski, R., Mitchell, R., & Outerbridge, D. (2025). Anthracnose Disease of Landscape Plants. EDIS, 2025(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep659-2025