Ramularia pastinacae-sativae
Ramularia pastinacae-sativae
A white mould occuring on the leaves of some umbellifers, including Hogweed. (See Chater et al (2021), as R heraclei, for a full host-list) Discoloured leaves and dark leaf-spots and mottles are present. Grey-white caespituli can be seen emerging from the spots, mostly on leaf undersides. Conidia are oval or ellipsoid and formed in chains.
Other Ramularia species are found on umbellifers; check host carefully
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Umbellifers, including Hogweed. Also reported from Wild Parsnip, Fool's Watercress and other species - see Chater et al (2021) for a list of host plants on which it has been found
This may be a complex of species - see Chater et al, 2021, under R heraclei.
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