Podosphaera euphorbiae (Castagne) U. Braun & S. Takam.
(Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPodosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew)
GenusPodosphaera (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 Podosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew) :
1: Podosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew)
26 Sep 2014 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Conidial powdery mildew on Petty Spurge
Image 1: Infected Petty Spurge - white backgroundImage 2: Infected branch - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Infected branch - enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: Infected branch - enlarged - white background (3)Image 5: Infected branch - enlarged - white background (4)Image 6: Infected branch - enlarged - white background (5)Image 7: Infected branch - enlarged - white background (6)Image 8: Infected branch - enlarged - white background (7)Image 9: Conidiophores on branch surface - microscope low magnification - black background
2: Podosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew)
12 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Conidial powdery mildew on stems of Petty Spurge
Image 1: Conidiophores - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Conidia - magnified

Podosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Podosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Podosphaera euphorbiae (Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew)

A powdery mildew which parasitises Euphorbia peplus. It is the only powdery mildew on Euphorbia.

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