Peronospora chenopodii

Description

Downy Mildews are fungus-like organisms affecting many species of plants.  Peronospora chenopodii causes galls in the form of raised thickened blotches on the leaves of fat-hen and related species.  The blotches are pale yellow-green flushing pink on the upper leaf surface; underneath the leaves have shallow depressions lined with greyish-purple down.  The down is made up of a colony of branching sporangiophores bearing the sporangia.  These disperse to form new colonies. 

Identification difficulty

host

Recording advice

Photograph both sides of the leaf and the downy mildew on the host plant; ensure you have noted the host species in your comments 

Habitat

arable land, waste land, cultivated area, roadsides, on Chenopodium and Oxybasis (Goosefoots)

Further Information

For more information on structure and life-history, see Chater, A.O et al (2020) Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) and and White Blister‐rusts (Albuginaceae) of Wales . publ. A O Chater
 

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Species profile

Species group:
fungoid
Kingdom:
Chromista
Order:
Peronosporales
Family:
Peronosporaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
5
First record:
28/08/2018 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
18/05/2025 (Timms, Sue)

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