Rhytisma andromedae (Persoon) Fries, 1819

on Andromeda

Andromeda polifolia, Norway, Trollstigen (Møre og Romsdal), 17.vii.2016 © Cor Zonneveld.

gall

oval, shining-black stroma, 5-10 mm long, on the upper side of a leaf; may cover the entire upper side of the leaf.

host plants

Ericaceae, monophagous

Andromeda polifolia.

synonyms

Placuntium andromedae (Persoon) Ehrenberg, 1818.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 563), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Ellis & Ellis (1997a), Sandu Ville, Lazǎr & Hatmanu (1969a).