Taphrina kruchii (Vuillemin) Saccardo, 1892

on Quercus

gall

the leaves are swollen and reddened; both upper- and undersides bear a layer of finger-shaped asci. Infected shoots form witches’ brooms. Infected parts of the crown are clearly recognisable from a distance by the red discolouration.

host plants

Fagaceae, narrowly monophagous

Quercus ilex.

references

Bataille (1936a), Brandenburger (1985a: 62), Melgarejo Nárdiz, García-Jiménez, Jordá Gutiérrez ao (2010a), Maire (1943a), Mix (1949a), Páez Sánchez & Vega Guillén (0000a), Spooner (2009a).