An illustration titled "Pathogens of Succisa pratensis Moench". It shows a plant of Succisa with a brown leaf spot labelled Septoria succisicola, yellow pustules labelled Synchytrium succisae, a brown flower smut Microbotrum flosculorum, a white flower smut Microbotryum succisae, a white mildew on the stem Erysiphe knautiae, and a downy mildew Peronospora violacea on the flowers which causes them to be larger, redder, and without anthers. A close-up is shown of the conidiophores of Peronospora violacea which look like small trees with spores on them.
Some of the fungi and oomycetes that infect Devil's Bit Scabious - keep a look out next year! #FungiFriends #PlantPathogens