Host & Associated Plants

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Regulated Hosts (updated March 2008)
These plant are naturally infected by P. ramorum, and have had Koch's postulates completed, documented, reviewed, and accepted.  Further details on regulated plants and plant parts can be found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/pram/index.shtml

Scientific Name

Common Name

Acer macrophyllum

Bigleaf maple

Acer pseudoplatanus*

Planetree maple

Adiantum aleuticum

Western maidenhair fern

Adiantum jordanii

California maidenhair fern

Aesculus californica

California buckeye

Aesculus hippocastanum*

Horse chestnut

Arbutus menziesii

Madrone

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Manzanita

Calluna vulgaris

Scotch heather

Camellia spp.

Camellia - all species, hybrids, and cultivars

Castanea sativa

Sweet chestnut

Fagus sylvatica*

European Beech

Frangula californica (=Rhamnus californica)

California coffeeberry

Frangula pushiana (=Rhamnus purshiana)

Cascara

Fraxinus excelsior

European ash

Griselinia littoralis

Griselinia

Hamamelis virginiana

Witch hazel

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Toyon

Kalmia spp.

Mountain Laurel - all species, hybrids and cultivars

Laurus nobilis

Bay laurel (3)

Lithocarpus densiflorus *

Tanoak

Lonicera hispidula

California honeysuckle

Magnolia doltsopa=Michelia doltsopa

Michelia

Maianthemum racemosum
(= Smiliacina racemosa)

False Solomon's seal

Parrotia persica

Persian ironwood

Photinia fraseri

Red tip photinia

Pieris spp

Andromeda, Pieris - all species, hybrids and cultivars

Pieris japonica & all hybrids of P. japonica

Japanese pieris

Pseudotsuga menziesii & all nursery grown P. menziesii

Douglas fir

Quercus agrifolia*

Coast live oak

Quercus cerris*

European turkey oak

Quercus chrysolepis*

Canyon live oak

Quercus falcata*

Southern red oak

Quercus ilex

Holm oak

Quercus kelloggii*

California black oak

Quercus parvula var. shrevei* & all nursery grown Q. parvula

Shreve's oak

Rhododendron spp

Rhododendron (including azalea) - all species, hybrids, and cultivars

Rosa gymnocarpa

Wood rose

Salix caprea

Goat willow (3)

Sequoia sempervirens

Coast redwood

Syringa vulgaris

Lilac

Taxus baccata

European yew

Trientalis latifolia

Western starflower

Umbellularia californica

California bay laurel/Oregon myrtle/pepperwood

Vaccinium ovatum

Evergreen huckleberry

Viburnum spp.

Viburnum - all species, hybrids, and cultivars

Associated Plant Species
These plants are found naturally infected, and P. ramorum has been cultured and/or detected using PCR, but Koch's postulates have not been completed or documented and reviewed.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Abies concolor

White fir - Oct 05 (1)

Abies grandis

Grand fir - June 03 (1)

Abies magnifica

Red fir Jan 06 (7)

Acer circinatum

Vine maple - Feb 06 (5)

Acer davidii

Striped bark maple - Jan 06 (9)

Acer laevigatum

Evergreen maple - Aug 05 (3)

Arbutus unedo

Strawberry tree Dec 01 (7)

Arctostaphylos columbiana

Manzanita - Feb 06 (5)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Kinnikinnick, bearberry - Jan 07 (10)

Ardisia japonica

Ardisia - Jan 06 (9)

Berberis diversifolia=Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon grape - Aug 07 (9)

Calcycanthus occidentalis

Spicebush - May 05 (5)

Castanopsis orthacantha

Castanopsis - Aug 06 (3)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Blueblossom - Apr 06 (5)

Cinnamomum camphora

Camphor tree - May 06 (3)

Clintonia andrewsiana

Andrew's clintonia bead lily - May 04 (5)

Cornus kousa x Cornus capitata

Cornus Normal Haddon - Aug 06 (3)

Corylopsis spicata

Spike witch hazel - Nov 07 (9)

Corylus cornuta

California hazelnut - Dec 02 (5)

Distylium myricoides

Myrtle-leafed Distylium - Jul 06 (9)

Drimys winteri

Winter's bark - Jul 04 (3)

Dryopteris arguta

California wood fern - May 04 (5)

Eucalyptus haemastoma

Scribbly gum - Aug 06 (3)

Euonymus kiautshovicus

Spreading euonymus - Jan 06 (9)

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon ash - Aug 05 (5)

Garrya elliptica

Silk tassel tree, coast silk tassel - Aug 07 (3)

Gaultheria shallon

Salal, Oregon wintergreen - Jan 06 (9)

Hamamelis x intermedia
(H. mollis & H. japonica)

Hybrid witchhazel - Jan 06 (9)

Hamamelis mollis

Chinese witchhazel - Jan 05 (3)

Ilex purpurea

Oriental holly - Jul 06 (9)

Leucothoe axillaris

Fetterbush, dog hobble - Jan 06 (9)

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Drooping leucothoe - Oct 03 (3)

Loropetalum chinense

Loropetalum - Jul 06 (9)

Magnolia denudata x salicifolia

Magnolia - Feb 08 (3)

Magnolia ernestii=Michelia wilsonii

Michelia - Jan 06 (9)

Magnolia grandiflora

Southern magnolia - Jan 06 (9)

Magnolia kobus

Kobus magnolia - Feb 08 (9)

Magnolia liliiflora=Magnolia quinquepeta

Purple magnolia - Feb 08 (3)

Magnolia maudiae=Michaelia maudiae

Michelia - Jan 06 (9)

Magnolia salicifolia=Magnolia proctoriana

Anise magnolia - Feb 08 (3)

Magnolia stellata

Star magnolia - Jan 05 (3)

Magnolia x loebneri

Loebner magnolia - Jan 05 (3)

Magnolia x soulangeana

Saucer magnolia - Jan 05 (3)

Magnolia x thompsoniana (M. tripetala and M. virginiana)

Magnolia - Feb 08 (3)

Manglietia insignis

Red lotus tree - Aug 06 (9)

Nerium oleander

Oleander - Jun 06 (1)

Nothofagus obliqua

Roble beech - Dec 04 (3)

Osmanthus decorus (= Phillyrea decora; = P. vilmoriniana)

Osmanthus - Jan 06 (9)

Osmanthus delavayi

Delavay osmanthus, Delavay tea olive - Jan 07 (10)

Osmanthus fragrans

Sweet olive - Jun 06 (1)

Osmanthus heterophyllus

Holly olive - Jun 06 (1)

Osmorhiza berteroi

Sweet Cicely - Aug 05 (5)

Parakmeria lotungensis

Eastern joy lotus tree - Jul 06 (9)

Physocarpus opulifolius

Ninebark - Oct 07 (9)

Pittosporum undulatum

Victorian box - Dec 02 (6)

Prunus lusitanica

Portuguese laurel cherry - Jan 06 (9)

Prunus laurocerasus

English laurel, cherry laurel - Jan 07 (10)

Pyracantha koidzumii

Formosa firethorn - Apr 04 (9)

Quercus acuta

Japanese evergreen oak - May 06 (3)

Quercus petraea

Sessile oak - Aug 05 (3)

Quercus rubra

Northern red oak - Nov 03 (8)

Rosa (speicific cultivars)
Royal Bonica (tagged: "MEImodac")
Pink Meidiland (tagged: "MEIpoque")
Pink Sevillana (tagged): "MEIgeroka")

Hybrid roses - Jan 06 (9)

Rosa rugosa

Rugosa rose - Jan 06 (9)

Rubus spectabilils

Salmonberry - Dec 02 (4)

Schima wallichii

Chinese guger tree, needlewood - Nov 06 (3)

Taxus brevifolia

Pacific yew - May 03 (5)

Taxus x media

Yew - Jun 05 (8)

Torreya californica

California nutmeg - Aug 05 (5)

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Poison oak - Dec 02 (4)

Vancouveria planipetala

Redwood ivy - Aug 05 (5)

(1) Reported by CA Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
(2) Reported by Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
(3) Reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK (DEFRA)
(4) Reported by Everett Hansen, Oregon State University (OSU)
(5) Reported by David Rizzo, University of California, Davis (UCD)
(6) Reported by Matteo Garbelotto, University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
(7) Reported by Gary Chastagner, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA
(8) Reported by Plant Protection Service, Wageningen, Netherlands
(9) Reported by Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada (CFIA)
(10) Reported by Washington State Department of Agriculture, Olympia, WA

*Unmanufactured wood and wood products, including firewood, logs, and lumber of species listed above and marked with an asterisk (*) are regulated. See 7 CFR 301.92.

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