Erysiphe flexuosa

Taxobox
name = "Erysiphe flexuosa"
regnum = Fungi
phylum = Ascomycota
classis = Leotiomycetes
subclassis = Leotiomycetidae
ordo = Erysiphales
familia = Erysiphaceae
genus = "Erysiphe"
species = "E. flexuosa"
binomial = "Erysiphe flexuosa"
binomial_authority = (Peck) U. Braun & S. Takam., (2000)
synonyms = "Uncinula flexuosa" Peck, (1872)
"Uncinuliella flexuosa" (Peck) U. Braun, (1981)

"Erysiphe flexuosa" is a plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew on horse chestnut. It is native to North America but is currently speading epidemically through Europe. [L. Kiss a, L Vajnaa and G. Fischlb (2003) Occurrence of "Erysiphe flexuosa" (syn. Uncinula flexuosa) on horse chestnut ("Aesculus hippocastanum") in Hungary. New Disease Reports.]

External links

* [http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]
* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]

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