Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Alternaria scorzonerae

Alternaria scorzonerae (Aderhold) Loerakker, 1984

on Scorzonera

parasite

Leaf spots with caespituli. Conidia 14-17 x 50-75 µm with 10-20 transverse and 1-2 lengthwise septa and a ≤100 µm long appendage.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Scorzonera.

synonyms

Sporidesmium scorzonerae Aderhold, 1903.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 693).

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