Host genus |
Fungal species |
Symptoms and notes |
Abies |
Delphinella abietis |
Causes needle blight |
Herpotrichia parasitica |
Parasitic on leaves (needles), causing browning of the tissues |
Acanthus |
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis |
Powdery mildew of leaves |
Acer |
Pleuroceras pseudoplatani |
Causes irregular brown leaf spots on A. pseudoplatanus |
Rhytisma acerinum |
Tar spot of leaves, primarily of A. pseudoplatanus |
Sawadaea bicornis |
Powdery mildew of leaves |
Stegonsporium acerophilum |
A weak parasite, only reported from exotic Acer species in a cultivated environment |
Stegonsporium galeatum |
Presumably a weak pathogen, only reported from a cultivated exotic tree; possible threat to Acer pseudoplatanus |
Stegonsporium opalus |
Apparently a weak parasite, not known from native trees |
Stegonsporium protopyriforme |
Status unknown, a close relative of a weak pathogen. Only reported from a botanic garden and possibly introduced |
Stegonsporium pseudopyriforme |
Status unknown, a close relative of a weak pathogen. Only reported from a botanic garden and possibly introduced |
Stegonsporium pyriforme |
A weak pathogen causing death and dieback of Acer pseudoplatanus, especially of shaded branches |
Aegopodium |
Mycosphaerella podagrariae |
Causes leaf spots |
Agropyron |
Claviceps purpurea |
The ergot fungus, infecting inflorescences and forming sclerotia from modified seeds. Highly toxic |
Alcea |
Puccinia malvacearum |
Rust on leaves and stems |
Angelica |
Fusoidiella depressa |
Causes leaf spots |
Puccinia angelicae |
Rust on leaves and petioles |
Anthoxanthum |
Claviceps purpurea |
As for that species on Agropyron |
Anthriscus |
Puccinia chaerophylli |
Rust of leaves and petioles |
Septoria anthrisci |
Causes leaf spots |
Arctostaphylos |
Exobasidium sydowianum |
Causes reddened leaf spots of A. uva-ursi |
Armoracia |
Cercospora armoraciae |
Causes conspicuous leaf spots |
Arum |
Puccinia sessilis |
Rust of leaves; uredinia and telia are on Phalaris |
Spermosporina aricola |
Causes leaf spots |
Astragalus |
Stigmatula astragali |
A biotrophic leaf parasite, probably not causing significant damage to the host |
Thecaphora affinis |
Infects seed pods, destroying the seeds |