Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Sclerotinia serica

Sclerotinia serica Keay, 1937

parasite

Stromata on dying lower leaves and parts of the stems. Reddish brown apothecia develop on a 2-5 mm lang stalk, asci 11-22 x 115-270 µm, spores 7-17 x 15-26 µm.

host plants

polyphagous

Gypsophila; Pisum; Silene; Stellaria.

synonyms

Stromatinia serica (Keay) Kohn, 1979.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 103), Ellis & Ellis, 1997a).

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