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Rose Powdery Mildew
Rose Powdery Mildew
Podosphaera pannosa
Fungi
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few weeks
Size
Tiny
Diet
Parasite
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Status
Uncommon

About

Rose Powdery Mildew is a fungus that infects the leaves of roses and other plants in the rose family. It produces a white powdery substance that clings to the leaves and can cause the plants to wilt and die.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    spore
    A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
  2. 2.
    mycelium
    A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
  3. 3.
    fruiting body
    A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Leotiomycetes
Order
Helotiales
Family
Erysiphaceae
Genus
Podosphaera
Species
Podosphaera pannosa