Ramularia pastinacae-sativae

Alternative names
Ramularia heraclei
Description

A white mould found on various speces of umbellifer, including Hogweed.

Identification difficulty

host

Recording advice

Photograph the mould on the leaf, upper and lower sides of leaf.  Note host plant species in your comments

Habitat

Hogweed, plus a few other umbelifers; see Chater et al (under R heraclei) for more information

Further Information

The name in Chater et al (2021) is Ramularia heraclei; it may be part of a wider species complex

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Species profile

Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Mycosphaerellales
Family:
Mycosphaerellaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
12/06/2026 (Timms, Sue)
Last record:
12/06/2026 (Timms, Sue)

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