Podosphaera spiraeae
Alternative names
Sphaerotheca spiraeae
Description
The white powdery mildew Podosphaera spiraeae attacks Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) affecting most parts of the plant.
Identification difficulty
UK Status
Widespread in Britain and probably fairly frequent although not well recorded.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Melinda Bell
Shackerstone,Ashby Canal
27 June 2020
on meadowsweet
Melinda Bell
Willesley Woods
26 June 2020
on stems here
Melinda Bell
Willesley Woods
26 June 2020
less severe attack on tip of plant
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Erysiphales
- Family:
- Erysiphaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 04/05/2016 (Clough, Jerry)
- Last record:
- 28/06/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
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