Golovinomyces latisporus (U.Braun) P.L.Qiu & S.Y.Liu is a fungus in the Erysiphaceae family, order Helotiales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Golovinomyces latisporus (U.Braun) P.L.Qiu & S.Y.Liu

Golovinomyces latisporus (U.Braun) P.L.Qiu & S.Y.Liu

Golovinomyces latisporus is a powdery mildew plant pathogen that infects sunflowers and likely Heliopsis.

Family
Genus
Golovinomyces
Order
Helotiales
Class
Leotiomycetes

About Golovinomyces latisporus (U.Braun) P.L.Qiu & S.Y.Liu

Golovinomyces latisporus is a fungal plant pathogen that belongs to the Erysiphaceae family, which are the powdery mildews. It is part of the Golovinomyces ambrosiae species complex. This pathogen infects plants in the genus Helianthus (sunflowers), and it is also likely to infect plants in the genus Heliopsis.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Leotiomycetes Helotiales Erysiphaceae Golovinomyces

More from Erysiphaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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