Erysiphe azaleae (U. Braun) U. Braun & S. Takam.
(a powdery mildew)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew)
GenusErysiphe (a genus of powdery mildews)
FamilyERYSIPHACEAE (powdery mildews)
OrderERYSIPHALES (powdery mildews)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Erysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew) :
1: Erysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew)
17 Oct 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Yellow Azalea leaves
Image 1: Infected leaves - top surfacesImage 2: Infected leaves - under surfacesImage 3: Cleistothecia - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Cleistothecia - close-up - magnified (2)Image 5: Cleistothecia - close-up - magnified (3)Image 6: Cleistothecia - close-up - magnified (4)Image 7: Cleistothecia squash prep - microscope low magnificationImage 8: Cleistothecium appendages - magnifiedImage 9: Cleistothecium appendages - magnified (2)Image 10: Cleistothecium appendage termination - magnifiedImage 11: Cleistothecium - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Cleistothecium - microscope low magnification (2)Image 13: Cleistothecium - single - squash prep - microscope low magnification
2: Erysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew)
6 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Cleistothecia on uppersides of leaves of Yellow Azalea . Photos: Infection, cleistothecia, appendages, asci
Image 1: Infected leaf - upper sideImage 2: Infected leaf - under sideImage 3: Cleistothecia - immature - on leaf upper side - highly enlargedImage 4: Cleistothecia on leaf upper side - enlargedImage 5: Cleistothecia on leaf upper side - highly enlargedImage 6: Cleistothecia on leaf upper side - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Cleistothecia on leaf upper side - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Cleistothecia on leaf upper side - highly enlarged (4)Image 9: Mycelium on leaf upper side - enlargedImage 10: Appendages - magnifiedImage 11: Appendages - magnified (2)Image 12: Asci - magnifiedImage 13: Cleistothecia - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Cleistothecia - microscope low magnification (2)Image 15: Cleistothecia - microscope low magnification (3)Image 16: Cleistothecia - microscope low magnification (4)Image 17: Cleistothecium - microscope low magnificationImage 18: Cleistothecium - split open to show asci - microscope low magnification

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (Jan 2004) Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 28-30,33.
Kiss, L. 2005 Powdery mildews as invasive plant pathogens: new epidemics caused by two North American species in Europe Mycol. Res. Vol 109 (3): 259-260.
Piatek, M. 2003 Erysiphe azaleae and Erysiphe syringae-japonicae introduced in Poland Mycotaxon 87: 121-126.

Erysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 91 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Erysiphe azaleae (a powdery mildew)

A recent addition to our mycota, this powdery mildew is found on the leaves of Azalea and Rhododendron.

Erysiphe azalae is easily distinguished from other powdery mildews on azaleas and rhododendrons by its large cleistothecia with numerous appendages.

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