Golovinomyces cichoracearum

Golovinomyces cichoracearum

Alternative names
Erysiphe cichoracearum
Description

Golovinomyces cichoracearum is a powdery mildew affecting some plants in the Asteraceae family - e.g daisy, nipplewort, hawkbits, chicory, lettuces, etc.  For a full list of hosts, see Woods et al, 2024. 

Similar Species

Some of the hosts of Golovinomyces cichoracearum are also affected by other species of powdery mildew, such as Podosphaera erigerontis‐canadensis.  Check host carefuly against list in Woods et al, 2024.  For powdery mildews on some host plants, microscopic examination may be needed.   

Identification difficulty

host/microscopy

Recording advice

Photograph the mildew on the host plant, and add host species to the comments for your record.  Depending on host, microscopic examination will be needed to separate from similar species.

Habitat

some plants in the Asteraceae family

Further Information

 In previous works, Golovinomyces cichoracearum was considered to affect a very wide range of species of plants in Asteraceae; in more recent studies, the host-list is smaller and new species have been described for e.g. Taraxacum, Sonchus, Senecio and others. 

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