Ramularia digitalis
Ramularia digitalis
Description
A white mould that affects Foxglove and Mulleins, causing brown leaf spots. White tufts of conidia (caespituli) are mainly on the leaf undersides. The conidia are long and narrow and formed in chains
Identification difficulty
host 
Recording advice
Photograph the leaf spots and white tufts of conidia on the host. Ensure you have noted the host-plant species in your comments
Habitat
on foxglove (Digitalis) and somespecies of mullein (Verbascum)
sue
Woodhouse Eaves, rocky outcrop around War Memorial
21 March 2026
on Foxglove
sue
Woodhouse Eaves, rocky outcrop around War Memorial
21 March 2026
x400, Cotton Blue stain
sue
Woodhouse Eaves, rocky outcrop around War Memorial
21 March 2026
sue
Woodhouse Eaves, rocky outcrop around War Memorial
21 March 2026
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