Sphaerulina cornicola
The fungus that affects the leaves of Dogwoods (Cornus species). Uniform, medium purplish spots appear on the leaves; spots may be angular. Centre of spot turns grey, but spots retain the deep purple border.
Several other species affect Dogwood, causing similar leaf-spots.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Mycosphaerellales
- Family:
- Mycosphaerellaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 14/08/2016 (Grimes, Martin)
- Last record:
- 16/07/2021 (lemmon, roy)
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