Kingdom Fungi Class Leotiomycetes Order Erysiphales Rank Forma specialis | Phylum Ascomycota Subclass Leotiomycetidae Family Erysiphaceae | |
Scientific name Erysiphe graminis f.sp. tritici Similar Blumeria graminis, Erysiphe, Puccinia hordei, Blumeria, Pyrenophora tritici‑repentis | ||
Erysiphe graminis f.sp. tritici is a plant pathogen that causes a fungal infection known as powdery mildew. It is most common in grains, and it can be identified by the characteristic white spots on leaves and stems that appear to be made of powder.
This species has been confused with Blumeria graminis, but in 1975, the new taxa Blumeria was created just for that species. Blumeria and Erysiphe are different in their digitate haustoria and in details of their the conidial wall.
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