Sphaceloma menthae
Sphaceloma menthae is a plant pathogen infecting mint. It is also known as mint anthracnose or leopard spot disease. It can be identified by circular, oval, or irregular spots on the mint plant. It used to be a serious disease but it now controlled in commercial mint fields.[1]
| Sphaceloma menthae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Myriangiales |
| Family: | Elsinoaceae |
| Genus: | Sphaceloma |
| Species: | S. menthae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaceloma menthae Jenkins (1937) | |
References
- 1898-1983., Westcott, Cynthia. Westcott's plant disease handbook. Horst, R. Kenneth (Ralph Kenneth), 1935- (Sixth ed.). Boston. ISBN 9781475733761. OCLC 861706537.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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