Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis
A powdery mildew found on plants in the Asteraceae family, including Dandelion (Taraxacum), Mayweeds (Matricaria and Tripleurospermum), Hawks-beard (Crepis), Fleabanes (Erigeron) and Pineappleweed (Matricaria). Refer to Woods et al (2024) for full host-list.
Golovinomyces cichoracearum and some other species of powdery mildew can affect the same host plants as Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis - check host-list in Woods et al.(2024).
host/microscopy 
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Certain plants in the Asteraceae family
Graham Calow
Narborough, Whistle Way Dismantled Railway
12 September 2020
anamorph stage on Pineappleweed
det. R Lemmon from specimen
Graham Calow
Narborough, Whistle Way Dismantled Railway
12 September 2020
anamorph stage on Pineappleweed
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Helotiales
- Family:
- Erysiphaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 02/10/2019 (lemmon, roy)
- Last record:
- 24/08/2025 (lemmon, roy)
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