Peronospora digitalis Gäum.
(Foxglove Downy Mildew)

Interactions where Peronospora digitalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sporangium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf Digitalis ferruginea Rusty Foxglove Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Peronospora digitalis, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora digitalis/Peronospora digitalisfoxglove downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis ferruginea/Digitalis ferruginearusty foxgloveliveleaf
sporangium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf Digitalis grandiflora Yellow Foxglove Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Peronospora digitalis, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora digitalis/Peronospora digitalisfoxglove downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis grandiflora/Digitalis grandiflorayellow foxgloveliveleaf
sporangium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf Digitalis lutea Straw Foxglove Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Peronospora digitalis, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora digitalis/Peronospora digitalisfoxglove downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis lutea/Digitalis luteastraw foxgloveliveleaf
sporangium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Digitalis purpurea Foxglove Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Peronospora digitalis, Hall, G., 1994
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora digitalis/Peronospora digitalisfoxglove downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxgloveliveleaf
sporangium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland [Digitalis sp. cult.] cultivated foxgloves Lamiales: Plantaginaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora digitalis/Peronospora digitalisfoxglove downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis sp. cult./Digitalis sp. cult.cultivated foxglovesliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hall, G., 1994Peronospora digitalisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1193.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Peronospora digitalis (Foxglove Downy Mildew) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeronospora digitalis (Foxglove Downy Mildew)
GenusPeronospora (a genus of downy mildews)
FamilyPERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
OrderPERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peronospora digitalis (Foxglove Downy Mildew)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hall, G. 1994 Peronospora digitalis I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1193.

Peronospora digitalis (Foxglove Downy Mildew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Peronospora digitalis (Foxglove Downy Mildew):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 14 images of Peronospora digitalis (Foxglove Downy Mildew)
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