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Erysiphe flexuosa

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Erysiphe flexuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Erysiphales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Erysiphe
Species:
E. flexuosa
Binomial name
Erysiphe flexuosa
(Peck) U. Braun & S. Takam., (2000)
Synonyms

Uncinula flexuosa Peck, (1872)
Uncinuliella flexuosa (Peck) U. Braun, (1981)

Erysiphe flexuosa is a plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew on horse chestnut. It is native to North America but is currently spreading epidemically through Europe.[1]

References

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  1. ^ L. Kiss a, L Vajnaa and G. Fischlb (2003) Occurrence of Erysiphe flexuosa (syn. Uncinula flexuosa) on horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) in Hungary. New Disease Reports.