Bremia lactucae s. lat.
(Lettuce Downy Mildew)

Interactions where Bremia lactucae s. lat. 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 sporangium parasitises live leaf Restricted ASTERACEAE daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite Asterales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Asteraceaedaisies, dandelions and thistles, compositeliveleafSole (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Glebionis segetum Corn Marigold Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Glebionis segetum/Glebionis segetumcorn marigoldliveleafRare (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Gaillardia cv Mesa a blanket-flower Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Gaillardia cv Mesa/Gaillardia cv Mesaa blanket-flowerliveleaf (5)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Gaillardia aristata Blanket-flower Asterales: Asteraceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Gaillardia aristata/Gaillardia aristatablanket-flowerliveleaf (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Gaillardia aristata x pulchella = G. x grandiflora blanket-flower Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Gaillardia aristata x pulchella = G. x grandiflora/Gaillardia aristata x pulchella = G. x grandiflorablanket-flowerliveleaf (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Helichrysum everlastingflowers Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helichrysum/Helichrysumeverlastingflowersliveleaf (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Doronicum leopard’s banes Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Doronicum/Doronicumleopard's banesliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Jacobaea aquatica Marsh Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea aquatica/Jacobaea aquaticamarsh ragwortliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea vulgaris/Jacobaea vulgariscommon ragwortliveleafRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Pericallis x hybrida cineraria Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Pericallis x hybrida/Pericallis x hybridacinerarialiveleafRare (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Senecio elegans Redpurple Ragwort, Purple Groundsel Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio elegans/Senecio elegansredpurple ragwort, purple groundselliveleafRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Senecio sylvaticus Heath Groundsel Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundselliveleafRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Senecio vulgaris Groundsel Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio vulgaris/Senecio vulgarisgroundselliveleafMajor (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium lappa/Arctium lappagreater burdockliveleaf
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockliveleafRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Arctium tomentosum Woolly Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium tomentosum/Arctium tomentosumwoolly burdockliveleafRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Carduus crispus ssp multiflorus Broad-winged Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus crispus subsp. multiflorus/Carduus crispus subsp. multiflorusbroad-winged thistleliveleaf
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Centaurea knapweeds and star-thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea/Centaureaknapweeds and star-thistlesliveleafRare (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Centaurea cyanus Cornflower Asterales: Asteraceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea cyanus/Centaurea cyanuscornflowerliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMinor Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii) common knapweed, lesser knapweed, hardheads Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii)/Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debeauxii)common knapweed, lesser knapweed, hardheadsliveleafMinor (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea scabiosa/Centaurea scabiosagreater knapweedliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium arvense/Cirsium arvensecreeping thistleliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium palustre/Cirsium palustremarsh thistleliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium vulgare/Cirsium vulgarespear thistleliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Cynara cardunculus Cardoon, Globe Artichoke Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cynara cardunculus/Cynara cardunculuscardoon, globe artichokeliveleafRare (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk’s-beard Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis capillaris/Crepis capillarissmooth hawk’s-beardliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Crepis paludosa Marsh Hawk’s-beard Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis paludosa/Crepis paludosamarsh hawk's-beardliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Crepis vesicaria ssp taraxacifolia Beaked Hawk’s-beard Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia/Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliabeaked hawk’s-beardliveleafRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Hieracium hawkweeds Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hieracium/HieraciumhawkweedsliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Hypochaeris maculata Spotted Cat’s-ear Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris maculata/Hypochaeris maculataspotted cat's-earliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Hypochaeris radicata Cat’s Ear, Cat’s-ear Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris radicata/Hypochaeris radicatacat’s ear, cat's-earliveRare
sporangium (mostly hypophyllous) mostly hypophyllous colony of sporangium causes spots on live, mainly outer leaf UK/IrelandMajorCaptivity Lactuca sativa Garden Lettuce Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewmostly hypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelive, mainly outerleafMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca serriola/Lactuca serriolaprickly lettuceliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandMinor Lapsana communis Nipplewort Asterales: Asteraceae New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lapsana communis/Lapsana communisnipplewortliveMinor
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Mycelis muralis/Mycelis muraliswall lettuceliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Picris ox-tongues Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Picris/Picrisox-tonguesliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Sonchus arvensis Perennial Milk-thistle, Perennial Sow-thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus arvensis/Sonchus arvensisperennial milk-thistle, perennial sow-thistleliveleafRare (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandMinor Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae, Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus oleraceus/Sonchus oleraceussmooth sow-thistleliveleafMinor (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Taraxacum officinale agg. dandelion Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum officinale agg./Taraxacum officinale agg.dandelionliveRare
sporangium sporangium parasitises live leaf UK/IrelandRare Tragopogon pratensis ssp minor a goat’s-beard Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor/Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minora goat's-beardliveleafRare (9-10)
sporangium sporangium parasitises live UK/IrelandRare Scorzoneroides autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit, Autumn Hawkbit Asterales: Asteraceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae s. lat./Bremia lactucae s. lat.lettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Scorzoneroides autumnalis/Scorzoneroides autumnalisautumnal hawkbit, autumn hawkbitliveRare

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N. & Spooner, B., 2015New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucaeField Mycology Vol 16 (1): 29-32.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew)
GenusBremia (Bot.) (a genus of fungoid organisms)
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 Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N. & Spooner, B. 2015 New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 29-32.
Morgan, W.M. 1969 Bremia lactucae I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 682.

Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce 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 Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew):

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