Ramularia pastinacae-sativae

Alternative names
Ramularia heraclei
Description

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.

Similar Species

Other Ramularia species are found on umbellifers; check host carefully

Identification difficulty

host

Recording advice

Photograph both sides of leaf; note host plant species in your comments.  

Habitat

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

Further Information

This may be a complex of species - see Chater et al, 2021, under R heraclei.

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Species profile

Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Mycosphaerellales
Family:
Mycosphaerellaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
12/06/2026 (Timms, Sue)
Last record:
12/06/2026 (Timms, Sue)

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