Peronospora on Vicia tetrasperma
on smooth tare
Vicia tetrasperma, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Hasselt, Kermt, 14.vii.2019 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
terminal branches of the conidioiphore
conidia
the parasite itseldf was infected by Cladosporium uredinicola
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gall
Infected plants look pale and diseased. Undersides of the leaves, tendrils, stems and pods with a brownish-violet down, consisting of erect conidiophores that apically several times are dichotomously branching, each terminal branch ending in a conidium.
host plants
Fabaceae, narrowly monophagous
Vicia tetrasperma.
notes
The species has been recognised by Cunnington, but is still awaiting a formal description and a name.
references
Cunnington (2006a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a).