Leptosphaeria acuta

Leptosphaeria acuta
	Leptosphaeria acuta on an old stem of common nettle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Leptosphaeria
Species:	L. acuta
Binomial name
	Leptosphaeria acuta; (Moug. & Nestl.) P. Karst., (1873)
Synonyms
	List Heptameria acuta (Moug. & Nestl.) Cooke; Leptophoma urticae (Schulzer & Sacc.) Höhn.; Phoma urticae Schulzer & Sacc., (1869); Sphaeria acuta Moug.; Sphaeria coniformis Fr., (1818) ;

Leptosphaeria acuta (also known as nettle rash) is a plant pathogen found on the dead stems of common nettle (Urtica dioica).^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Leptosphaeria acuta". Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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