Podosphaera xanthii

Podosphaera xanthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Erysiphales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Podosphaera
Species:	P. xanthii
Binomial name
	Podosphaera xanthii; (Castagne) U. Braun & Shishkoff (2000)

Podosphaera xanthii is a species complex^[1] of fungal plant pathogens that causes powdery mildew disease of a range of different host species. The primary symptoms are white, powder-like spots on the leaves and stems. P. xanthii sensu stricto affects plants in the genus Xanthium (cocklebur).

Some researchers formerly considered P. xanthii to be a synonym of Podosphaera fusca.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Braun, Uwe; Cook, Roger T.A. (2012). Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews). CBS Biodiversity Series. ISBN 9789070351892.

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[:0-1] Braun, Uwe; Cook, Roger T.A. (2012). Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews). CBS Biodiversity Series. ISBN 9789070351892.

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