Albugo candida s. lat.
Albugo candida s. lat.
A White Blister-rust affecting various plants in the Brassicaceae family (crucifers) including cultivated brassicas, Honesty, Shepherd's Purse, Bittercress, Hedge Mustard, Charlock and many more species. Plants have a crusty white coating over leaves and stems, causing galls and thickening and distortion of the stem, leaves and fruits. This is a complex of species - see 'Further Information' below and Chater et al (2020) for more details.
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On various crucifers,
Summer.
The species complex includes the following species - for more information, see Chater et al (2020)
- Albugo candida sensu stricto affect a number of species but is most commonly recorded on Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris). Other host plants include garden Arabis, Thale-cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), Aubrieta and Whitlow-grass (Erophila).
- Albugo hohenheimia affects Hairy Bitter-cress (Cardamine hirsuta)
- Albugo laibachii affects Thale cress
- Albugo leimonea affects Cuckoo-flower or Lady's-smock (Cardamine pratensis)
- Albugo rorippae affects Yellow-cresses (Rorippa)
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