Podosphaera ruborum
| Podosphaera ruborum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Podosphaera |
| Species: | P. ruborum
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| Binomial name | |
| Podosphaera ruborum (Rabenh.) M. Bradshaw & M. Liu, 2025
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Podosphaera ruborum is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found across Europe and North America, on plants in the genus Rubus, including multiple commercially significant crops.
Description
[edit | edit source]The fungus forms thin, white irregular patches on the leaves of its host. Podosphaera ruborum, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only the genus Rubus. Two species in the genus (Rubus spectabilis and Rubus ursinus) are instead infected by the closely-related species Podosphaera rubi-spectabilis.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The fungus was formally described in 1878 by Rabenhorst with the basionym Oidium ruborum. The new combination Podosphaera ruborum was created by Bradshaw and Liu in 2025. It is a member of the Podosphaera aphanis complex of species and was formally considered conspecific with that species.[1]
References
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