Erysiphe penicillata

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Erysiphe penicillata is a plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew on alder.

Spores of the anamorph of Erysiphe penicillata
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Erysiphe penicillata
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Erysiphe
Species:
E. penicillata
Binomial name
Erysiphe penicillata
(Wallr.) Fr., 1829[1]
Synonyms
  • Alphitomorpha penicillata Wallr., 1819
  • Microsphaera penicillata (Schltdl.) Cooke, 1865
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It has also been reported to have affected certain species of Corylus including Corylus sieboldiana, Corylus colurna and Corylus heterophylla,[2] although this is doubtful following Bradshaw et al. (2021).

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