Erysiphe

Erysiphe is a genus of plant pathogenic fungi in the family Erysiphaceae.^[1] The species in this genus are known for causing powdery mildew.

Erysiphe
An Erysiphe species on a Quercus leaf.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Erysiphe R.Hedw. ex DC., 1805
Type species
Erysiphe polygoni DC., 1805
Synonyms
Alphitomorpha Wallr. 1819 Erysibe Wallr. 1833 Uncinula Lév. 1851 Calocladia Lév. 1851 Tigria Trevis. 1853 Erysiphella Peck 1876 Uncinulella Hara 1936 Orthochaeta Sawada 1943 Linkomyces Golovin 1958 Ischnochaeta Sawada 1959 Salmonomyces Chidd. 1959 Medusosphaera Golovin & Gamalizk. 1962 Bulbouncinula R.Y. Zheng & G.Q. Chen 1979 Uncinuliella R.Y. Zheng & G.Q. Chen 1979 Furcouncinula Z.X. Chen 1982 Setoerysiphe Y. Nomura 1984 Bulbomicrosphaera A.Q. Wang 1987

Species

Main article: List of Erysiphe species

• Erysiphe abeliae R.Y. Zheng & G.Q. Chen, 1980
• Erysiphe abeliicola U. Braun & S. Takam., 2000
• Erysiphe acantholimonis J.G. Song, B. Xu & H.D. Shin, 2016
• Erysiphe aesculi-sylvaticae Andr. Paul & M. Bradshaw, 2025
• Erysiphe alliariicola M. Bradshaw & U. Braun, 2024
• Erysiphe alphitoides (Griffon & Maubl.) U. Braun & S. Takam., 2000
• Erysiphe azerbaijanica Abasova, Aghayeva & S.Takam., 2018
• Erysiphe baliensis Siahaan & S. Takam., 2015
• Erysiphe betae (Vaňha) Weltzien, 1963
• Erysiphe biuncinata (Cooke & Peck) M. Bradshaw, U. Braun & Pfister, 2024
• Erysiphe convolvuli DC., 1805
• Erysiphe diffusa (Cooke & Peck) U. Braun & S. Takam., 2000
• Erysiphe digitata (A.J. Inman & U. Braun) A.J. Inman & U. Braun, 2000
• Erysiphe euphorbiae-cotinifoliae Fern.-Pav. & S. Takam., 2024
• Erysiphe frickii Neger, 1899
• Erysiphe necator Schwein., 1832
• Erysiphe passiflorae (Politis) M. Bradshaw, U. Braun & Pfister, 2023
• Erysiphe penicillata (Wallr.) Fr., 1829
• Erysiphe polygoni DC., 1805
• Erysiphe semitosta (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) U. Braun & S. Takam., 2000
• Erysiphe takamatsui Y. Nomura, 1997