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Sphaerotheca Lév., 1851 (a genus of powdery mildews)

Notes (MWS)

A group of powdery mildews which often produce a pad of mycelium with dark cleistothecia (if produced) embedded within it.

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Sphaerotheca epilobii (Link) de Bary, 1882 (Willow Herb Mildew)	6	1	2	18
Species	Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schltdl.) Pollacci, 1911 (Speedwell Mildew)				20

Sphaerotheca may be covered by literature listed under:

Sphaerotheca is associated with:

Thalictrum alpinum - Alpine Meadow-rue (Ranunculaceae)	parasitises	Ing, B., 1990
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium - French Meadow-rue (Ranunculaceae)	parasitises	Ing, B., 1990
Thalictrum minus - Lesser Meadow-rue (Ranunculaceae)	parasitises	Ing, B., 1990
Thalictrum specisissimus - a cultivated meadow-rue (Ranunculaceae)	parasitises	Ing, B., 1990

Associated with Sphaerotheca:

Sphaerotheca may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews