Podosphaera fuliginea | |
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Podosphaera fuliginea on Veronica in Canada. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Erysiphales |
Family: | Erysiphaceae |
Genus: | Podosphaera |
Species: | P. fuliginea |
Binomial name | |
Podosphaera fuliginea (Schltdl.) U. Braun & S. Takamatsu, 2000 | |
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Podosphaera fuliginea is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in North America and Eurasia, where it affects plants in the genus Veronica . [1]
The fungus forms effuse or dense patches on host leaves, sometimes thick, white and patchy. Podosphaerafuliginea, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only Veronica . [1]
The fungus was formally described in 1819 by Schlechtendal with the basionym Alphitomorpha fuliginea. It was transferred to the genus Podosphaera by Uwe Braun and Susumu Takamatsu in 2000. [2] It was once applied to a broad host range but is now known to be confined to a single genus. Many of its former hosts now host the Podosphaera xanthii complex.