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Taphrina potentillae

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Taphrina potentillae

Division
  
Order
  
Taphrinales

Genus
  
Taphrina

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Taphrina, Taphrinomycetes, Taphrina aurea, Taphrina caerulescens, Taphrina padi

Taphrina potentillae is a species of fungus in the Taphrinaceae family. A plant pathogen, it infects the flowers and leaves of species of the genera Potentilla and Parageum. The species was first described under the name Exoascus deformans var. potentillae by American botanist William Farlow in 1883.

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Taphrina potentillae Wikipedia