Erysiphe polygoni DC. is a fungus in the Erysiphaceae family, order Helotiales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Erysiphe polygoni DC. (Erysiphe polygoni DC.)
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Erysiphe polygoni DC.

Erysiphe polygoni DC.

Erysiphe polygoni DC. is a fairly host-specific fungus that forms diffuse white leaf patches on hosts.

Family
Genus
Erysiphe
Order
Helotiales
Class
Leotiomycetes

About Erysiphe polygoni DC.

Scientific name: Erysiphe polygoni DC. This fungus forms diffuse white patches on the leaves of its host. Like most species in the Erysiphaceae family, Erysiphe polygoni is fairly host-specific, and only infects members of a few plant genera.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Leotiomycetes Helotiales Erysiphaceae Erysiphe

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