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Bremia lactucae Regel, 1843 (a downy mildew)

Suggested Literature

Bremia lactucae may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
CHROMISTA
(algae)
OOMYCOTA
(a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
PERONOSPORALES
(downy mildews and white rusts)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Bremia lactucae is associated with:

Photos Chrysanthemum segetum - Corn Marigold (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Senecio vulgaris - Groundsel (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Centaurea nigra - Common Knapweed, Lesser Knapweed, Hardheads (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Cynara scolymus - Globe Artichoke (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Sonchus arvensis - Perennial Milk-thistle (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Sonchus oleraceus - Smooth Sow-thistle (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Tragopogon pratensis - Goat’s-beard, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (Asteraceae) parasitises live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
colony Lactuca sativa - Garden Lettuce (Asteraceae) mostly hypophyllous colony causes spots on live, mainly outer leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [chiefly when grown under glass or overcrowded. Causes yellowish or very pale green patches.]

Associated with Bremia lactucae:

Bremia lactucae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

CHROMISTA
(algae)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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