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Peronospora galii Fuckel, 1863 (a downy mildew)

Date: 2 November 2006
Location: Derby, England
Voucher: 02/11/2006[A]
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Record Summary: on ?Limestone Bedstraw
Associated organism: hypophyllous live subterminal leaf of Galium sterneri?
Identification Notes: Hypophyllous, on subterminal leaf whorls, often on yellow etiolated shoots, so infected plants are clearly recognisable from some distance.

Host is unidentified Galium sp (but not Galium aparine)

Images etc

naked eye photograph Host plants - infected - in situ - close-up 500 by 375 pixels
naked eye photograph Host plants - infected - in situ - close-up 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Host plants - infected - in situ - close-up 500 by 380 pixels
naked eye photograph Host plants - infected - in situ - close-up 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Host plants - infected - in situ 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Host plants - uninfected - in situ - close-up 500 by 383 pixels
naked eye photograph Host plants - uninfected - in situ - close-up 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified 500 by 299 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified 500 by 469 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified 466 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Infected leaf under-surface - close-up - magnified 500 by 365 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected shoot - close-up 500 by 327 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected shoots - in situ - close-up 500 by 464 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangiophore - magnified 416 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangiophore - magnified 500 by 256 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangiophore - magnified 500 by 355 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangiophore - magnified 254 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangiophore branches - magnified 500 by 427 pixels

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