Blumeria hordei

Blumeria hordei
Blumeria hordei on Hordeum murinum in the UK
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Blumeria
Species:
B. hordei
Binomial name
Blumeria hordei
M. Liu & Hambl., 2021
Synonyms
  • Erysiphe graminis f. hordei-culti Jacz., 1927
  • Erysiphe graminis f. hordei-spontanei Jacz., 1927
  • Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei E. Marchal, 1902

Blumeria hordei is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found across the world on every continent bar Antarctica, where it infects plants in the genus Hordeum (barley). It has also been recorded on Agrostis exarata, Alopecurus aequalis, and Bromus.