Alternaria nobilis (Vise) Simmons, 2002
carnation blight
on Dianthus, etc.
parasite
Leaf spots with caespituli.Conidia in chais of 2-4, obclavate, 10-25 x 30-120 µm, up to 9 septa in both directions.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Dianthus caryophyllus; Gypsophila; Saponaria.
synonyms
Alternaria dianthi Stevens & Hall, 1909.
references
Brandenburger (1985a: 106), Porta-Puglia & Mifsud (2006a).