Podosphaera clandestina (Wallr.) Lév. is a fungus in the Erysiphaceae family, order Helotiales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Podosphaera clandestina (Wallr.) Lév.

Podosphaera clandestina (Wallr.) Lév.

Podosphaera clandestina is a host-specific powdery mildew fungus that forms thin coatings on host leaves.

Family
Genus
Podosphaera
Order
Helotiales
Class
Leotiomycetes

About Podosphaera clandestina (Wallr.) Lév.

This fungus forms a thin coating on the leaves of its host plants, most commonly on young shoots and new branches. Like most members of the Erysiphaceae family, Podosphaera clandestina is fairly host-specific, and only infects a small number of plant genera. There is another species of powdery mildew that also infects Crataegus: Phyllactinia mali, which forms weak, very thin, often smooth growth that occurs on the undersides of leaves.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Leotiomycetes Helotiales Erysiphaceae Podosphaera

More from Erysiphaceae

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

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