Podosphaera fragariae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Podosphaera |
| Species: | P. fragariae
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| Podosphaera fragariae (Harz) M. Bradshaw & M. Liu, 2025
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Podosphaera fragariae is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found across Eurasia, on plants in the genera Potentilla and Fragaria, including strawberries.
Description
[edit]The fungus forms thin, white irregular patches on the leaves of its host. Podosphaera fragariae, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only a couple of genera. The species on American species of Potentilla and Fragaria is an undescribed member of the Podosphaera aphanis complex.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The fungus was formally described in 1887 by Harz with the basionym Oidium fragariae. The new combination Podosphaera fragariae was created by Bradshaw and Liu in 2025. It is a member of the Podosphaera aphanis complex of species and was formally considered conspecific with that species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bradshaw, Michael; Liu, Miao; Crouch, Uma; Thomas, Jacklyn; Shoukouhi, Parivash; Jin, Dan-Ni; Liu, Shu-Yan; Paul, Andrew; Braun, Uwe (2025-07-01). "Powdery mildews on Fragaria spp. and Rubus spp. - unravelling the phylogeny and taxonomy of economically relevant species within the intricate Podosphaera aphanis s. lat. complex". Mycoscience. 66 (4): 222–231. doi:10.47371/mycosci.2025.05.001. ISSN 1340-3540.
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