Peronospora pulveracea. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Peronospora pulveracea. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Helleborus caucasicus, H. corsicus (= H. argutifolius), H. foetidus, H. niger, H. purpurascens, H. viridis. DISEASE: Downy mildew of Helleborus species. May develop to cover the entire plant, aborting flowering and leaving the foliage, small, crisped and uniformly grey-brown. The fungus has been reported to destroy whole stands of plants. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia-Temperate: Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia. Europe: Austria, Denmark, Eire, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, UK (England), Yugoslavia. TRANSMISSION: By conidia which are dispersed by wind or rain-splash, and by perennation as mycelium in the rhizome.