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Diseases of Bedding Plants
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A. R. Chase, M. L. Daughtrey, R. C. Cloyd, and A. Y. Rossman, primary collators
(last updated: 6-25-2018
)
Note:
Relevant plant hosts are provided in parentheses following pathogen names. A pathogen for which no specific host or hosts are identified has a wide host range.
BACTERIAL DISEASES
Aster yellows
‘
Candidatus
Phytoplasma asteris,’ aster yellows (16SrI-B) group, Lee et al.
Bacterial blight of geranium
Xanthomonas hortorum
pv.
pelargonii
(Brown) Vauterin et al. (
Pelargonium
and
Geranium
spp.)
(syn.
Xanthomonas campestris
pv.
pelargonii
(Brown) Dye)
Bacterial blight of
Matthiola
spp.
Xanthomonas campestris
pv.
incanae
(Kendrick & Baker) Dye (
Matthiola
spp.)
Bacterial leaf spot and flower spot of zinnia
Xanthomonas campestris
(Pammel) Dowson (
Zinnia
spp.)
(syns.
Xanthomonas campestris
pv.
zinniae
(Hopkins & Dowson) Dye;
Xanthomonas
nigromaculans
f. sp.
zinniae
Hopkins & Dowson)
[Note: S
hould be considered
Xanthomonas campestris sensu lato
until further studied.]
Bacterial leaf spot of ranunculus
Xanthomonas campestris
(Pammel) Dowson (
Ranunculus
spp.)
Bacterial soft rot
Dickeya chrysanthemi
pv.
chrysanthemi
(Burkholder et al.) Samson et al.
(syn.
Erwinia chrysanthemi
pv.
chrysanthemi
Burkholder et al.)
Pectobacterium atrosepticum
(van Hall) Gardan et al.
(syn.
Erwinia carotovora
subsp.
atroseptica
(van Hall) Dye)
Pectobacterium carotovorum
subsp.
carotovorum
(Jones) Hauben et al. emend Gardan
et al.
(syn.
Erwinia carotovora
subsp
. carotovora
(Jones) Bergey et al.)
Crown gall
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
(Smith & Townsend) Conn
(
syn
. Rhizobium radiobacter
(Beijerinck & van Delden) Young et al.)
Leafy gall (Bacterial fasciation)
Rhodococcus fascians
(Tilford) Goodfellow
(syn.
Corynebacterium fascians
(Tilford) Dawson)
Periwinkle wilt
Xylella fastidiosa
Wells et al. (
Catharanthus roseus;
many woody plant and weed hosts; some strain specialization
)
Pseudomonas leaf spot
Pseudomonas cichorii
(Swingle) Stapp
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
antirrhini
(Takimoto) Young et al. (
Antirrhinum
spp.)
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
primulae
(Ark & Gardner) Young et al. (
Primula
spp.)
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
syringae
van Hall
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
tagetis
(Hellmers) Young et al. (
Tagetes
and
Helianthus
spp.)
Southern bacterial wilt
Ralstonia solanacearum
(Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (some strain specialization)
(syn
.
Pseudomonas solanacearum
(Smith) Smith)
FUNGAL DISEASES
Alternaria leaf spot
Alternaria alternata
(Fr.:Fr.) Keissl. (
Catharanthus
spp.,
Dahlia
spp.,
Gerbera
spp.,
Impatiens balsamina,
and
Pelargonium
spp.)
(syn.
Alternaria tenuis
Nees)
Alternaria dianthicola
Neerg. (
Dianthus
spp.
)
Alternaria ellipsoidea
E. G. Simmons (
Dianthus
spp.
)
Alternaria nobilis
(Vize) E. G. Simmons (
Dianthus
spp.
)
(syn.
Alternaria dianthi
F. Stevens & J. G. Hall)
Alternaria saponariae
(Peck) Neerg. (
Dianthus
spp.
)
Alternaria tagetica
S. K. Shome & Mustafee (
Tagetes
spp.)
Alternaria zinniae
M. B. Ellis (
Cosmos, Helianthus, Tagetes,
and
Zinnia
spp., among others)
Anthracnose
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
(Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.
(
syn.
Glomerella cingulata
(Stoneman) Spauld. & H. Schrenk)
Colletotrichum theobromicola
Delacr. (
Cyclamen persicum
)
(
syn.
Colletotrichum fragariae
A. N. Brooks)
Cryptocline cyclaminis
Sibilia (Arx) (
Cyclamen persicum
)
(
syn
.
Gloeosporium cyclaminis
Sibilia)
Black root rot
Thielaviopsis basic
ola
(Berk. & Broome) Ferraris (hosts in multiple genera, including
Calibrachoa, Catharanthus, Petunia,
and
Viola
spp.)
(syn.
Chalara elegans
Nag Raj & W. B. Kendr.)
Botrytis blight
Botrytis cinerea
Pers.:Fr.
(
syn.
Botryotinia fuckeliana
(de Bary) Whetzel)
Cercospora leaf spots
Cercospora apii
Fresen. (hosts in multiple genera, including
Moluccella
and
Impatiens
spp.)
Cercospora violae
Sacc. (
Viola
spp.)
Choanephora wet rot
Choanephora cucurbitarum
(Berk. & Ravenel) Thaxt
. (multiple hosts, including
Begonia, Catharanthus, Dahlia, Helianthus, Plectranthus, Tagetes, Tropaeolum,
and
Zinnia
spp.)
Choanephora infundibulifera
(Curr.) Sacc. (
Dahlia, Petunia,
and
Zinnia
spp.)
Corynespora leaf spot
Corynespora cassiicola
(Berk. & M. A. Curtis) C. T. Wei
(syn.
Helminthosporium cassiicola
Berk. & M. A. Curtis)
Fairy ring leaf spot
Cladosporium echinulatum
(Berk.) G. A. de Vries (multiple hosts, including
Dianthus
and
Salvia
spp.)
(syns
. Didymellina dianthi
C. C. Burt;
Heterosporium echinulatum
(Berk.) Cooke;
Mycosphaerella dianthi
(C. C. Burt) Jørst.)
Fusarium root, crown, and stem rots
Fusarium avenaceum
(Fr.:Fr.) Sacc. (
Eustoma
grandiflorum
and others)
(syn.
Gibberella avenacea
R. J. Cook)
Fusarium oxysporum
Schltdl.:Fr.
Fusarium solani
(Mart.) Sacc.
Fusarium wilts
Fusarium oxysporum
Schltdl.:Fr. (vascular wilts caused by different
formae speciales
on
Cyclamen persicum,
as well as
Dahlia, Eustoma, Gerbera,
and
Ranunculus
spp.)
Itersonilia petal blight
Itersonilia perplexans
Derx (
Anemone, Callistephus, Chrysanthemum,
and
Dahlia
spp.; other hosts in Asteraceae and some in Apiaceae)
Itersonilia seedling blight, leaf spots, and root canker
Itersonilia perplexans
Derx (
Helianthus
spp. and other hosts in Apiaceae and Asteraceae)
Mycocentrospora leaf spot
Mycocentrospora acerina
(R. Hartig) Deighton (
Petunia, Ranunculus,
and
Viola
spp.; other hosts in various families)
(syns.
Centrospora acerina
(R. Hartig) Vienn.-Bourg.;
Cercospora acerina
R. Hartig)
Myrothecium leaf spot and canker
Myrothecium verrucaria
(Alb. & Schwein.) Ditmar:Fr. (
Zinnia
spp.)
Paramyrothecium roridum
(Tode) L. Lombard & Crous (hosts in multiple genera, including
Impatiens hawkeri
and
Viola
spp.)
(syn.
Myrothecium roridum
Tode)
Phomopsis stem and leaf blight
Diaporthe
sp. (
Eustoma
spp. and others)
Phyllosticta leaf spot
Phyllosticta
sp. (
Salvia
spp. and others)
Powdery mildews
Erysiphe aquilegiae
DC. (
Aquilegia
spp. and primarily other plants in Ranunculaceae)
Erysiphe begoniicola
U. Braun & S. Takam. (hosts in Begoniaceae)
(syns.
Microsphaera begoniae
Sivan.;
Oidium begoniae
var.
macrosporum
A. A. Mendonça & Marta Seq.)
Erysiphe cruciferarum
Opiz ex L. Junell
(syn.
Erysiphe
pisi
var.
cruciferarum (
Opiz ex L. Junell) Ialongo)
Erysiphe pisi
var.
pisi
DC. (
hosts in
Fabaceae and some other families)
Erysiphe polygoni
DC. (hosts in Polygonaceae)
Euoidium longipes
(Noordel. & Loer.) U. Braun & R. T. A. Cook (hosts in Solanaceae)
(
syn.
Oidium longipes
Noordel. & Loer.)
Fibroidium heliotropii-indici
(Sawada) U. Braun & R. T. A. Cook (
Heliotropium
spp. and many additional hosts)
Golovinomyces asterum
var.
asterum
(Schwein.) U. Braun (
hosts in
Asteraceae)
Golovinomyces biocellatus
(Ehrenb.) Heluta (
hosts in
Lamiaceae)
Golovinomyces cichoracearum
(DC.) Heluta (hosts in Asteraceae and Cucurbitaceae)
(
syns.
Erysiphe cichoracearum
DC.;
Erysiphe cichoracearum
var.
cichoracearum
DC.)
Golovinomyces monardae
(G. S. Nagy) M. Scholler et al. (hosts in Lamiaceae)
Golovinomyces orontii
(Castagne) Heluta
(
syns.
Erysiphe orontii
Castagne;
Erysiphe polyphaga
Hammarl.;
Oidium begoniae
Puttemans)
Golovinomyces spadiceus
(Berk. & M. A. Curtis) U. Braun (hosts in Asteraceae)
Leveillula taurica
(Lév.) G. Arnaud
Neoerysiphe cumminsiana
(U. Braun) U. Braun (hosts in Asteraceae)
(
syn.
Erysiphe cumminsiana
U. Braun)
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis
(DC.) D. Braun (hosts in Acanthaceae and Bignoniaceae;
Althaea,
Lamium,
and
Stachys
spp.
)
(syn.
Erysiphe cichoracearum
f. g
aleopsidis
(DC.) E. S. Salmon)
Podosphaera fuliginea
(Schltdl.) U. Braun & S. Takam.
(
syns.
Sphaerotheca fuliginea
(Schltdl.) Pollacci;
Sphaerotheca humuli
var.
fuliginea
(Schltdl.) E. S. Salmon)
Podosphaera fusca
(Fr.:Fr.) U. Braun & S. Takam.
(syn.
Sphaerotheca fusca
(Fr.:Fr.) S. Blumer)
Podosphaera macularis
(Wallr.:Fr.) U. Braun & S. Takam. (
Humulus
spp. and hosts in multiple other genera)
(syns.
Sphaerotheca humuli
(DC.) Burrill;
Sphaerotheca macularis
(Wallr.:Fr.) Magnus)
Podosphaera xanthii
(Castagne) U. Braun & Shishkoff
Pseudoidium cyclaminis
(Wenzl) U. Braun & R. T. A. Cook (
Cyclamen persicum
)
(
syn.
Oidium cyclaminis
Wenzl)
Pseudoidium neolycopersici
(L. Kiss) L. Kiss (
Petunia
spp. and other Solanaceae)
(syn.
Oidium neolycopersici
L. Kiss)
Rhizoctonia root and stem rot
Rhizoctonia solani
J. G. Kühn
(syn.
Thanatephorus cucumeris
(A. B. Frank) Donk)
Rhizoctonia web blight
Rhizoctonia solani
J. G. Kühn
(syn.
Thanatephorus cucumeris
(A. B. Frank) Donk)
Rhizopus blight
Rhizopus stolonifer
(Ehrenb.:Fr.) Vuill. (many hosts, including
Catharanthus roseus
and
Gerbera jamesonii
)
(syn.
Rhizopus nigricans
Ehrenb.)
Rusts
Bellis rust
Puccinia lagenophorae
Cooke (hosts in Asteraceae and other families)
Brown rust of chrysanthemum
Puccinia chrysanthemi
Roze (
Chrysanthemum
spp.
)
(syn.
Puccinia tanaceti
DC.)
Chrysanthemum white rust
Puccinia horiana
Henn. (
Chrysanthemum
spp.
)
Geranium rust
Puccinia
pelargonii-zonalis
Doidge (
Pelargonium
spp.)
Salvia rust
Puccinia ballotiflora
Long (
Salvia
spp.)
(syn.
Puccinia
ballotaeflora
Long)
Snapdragon rust
Puccinia antirrhini
Dietel & Holw. (
Antirrhinum
and
Cordylanthus
spp.)
Texas sage rust
Puccinia salviicola
Dietel & Holw. (
Salvia
spp.)
Sclerotinia blight or white mold
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
(Lib.) de Bary
Southern blight
Athelia rolfsii
(Curzi) C. C. Tu & Kimbr.
(syns.
Corticium rolfsii
Curzi;
Pellicularia rolfsii
(Curzi) E. West;
Sclerotium rolfsii
Sacc.)
Verticillium wilt
Verticillium albo-atrum
Reinke & Berthold
Verticillium dahliae
Kleb.
White smut
Entyloma bellidis
Krieg. (
Astranthium
and
Bellis
spp.)
Entyloma calendulae
(Oudem.) de Bary
(
Calendula
spp.)
Entyloma dahliae
Syd. & P. Syd. (
Dahlia
spp.
)
(
syn.
Entyloma calendulae
f. sp.
dahliae
(Syd. & P. Syd.) Viégas)
Entyloma gaillardianum
Vanky (
Gaillardia
spp.
)
Entyloma microsporum
(Unger) J. Schröt. (
Ranunculus
spp.
)
Entyloma polysporum
(Peck) Farl. (
Gaillardia
spp. and other Asteraceae)
OOMYCETE DISEASES
Downy Mildews
China aster downy mildew
Basidiophora entospora
Roze & Cornu (hosts in Asteraceae, including
Callistephus chinensis
)
Cleome downy mildew
Hyaloperonospora
parasitica
(Pers.:Fr.) Constant. (
Cleome
sp.
)
Coleus downy mildew
Peronospora
sp. (
Plectranthus
and
Agastache
spp.)
Gerber daisy downy mildew
Plasmopara halstedii
(Farl.) Berl. & de Toni (
Gerbera jamesonii
and other
Asteraceae)
Impatiens downy mildew
Plasmopara constantinescui
Voglmayr & Thines (
Impatiens
spp
.
)
(
syn.
Bremiella sphaerosperma
Constant.)
Plasmopara obducens
(J. Schr
ö
t.) J. Schr
ö
t. (
Impatiens
spp.)
Lisianthus downy mildew
Peronospora chlorae
de Bary (
Eustoma
spp. and other Gentianaceae)
Pansy and viola downy mildew
Peronospora violae
de Bary (
Viola
wittrockiana
)
Plasmopara megasperma
(Berl.) Berl. (
Viola
wittrockiana
)
(syn.
Bremiella megasperma
(Berl.)
G. W. Wilson)
Primrose downy mildew
Peronospora oerteliana
J. G. Kühn
(
Primula
spp.)
Salvia
spp. downy mildew
Peronospora lamii
A. Braun (
Salvia
spp. and other Lamiaceae)
Peronospora swinglei
Ellis & Everh. (
Salvia
spp.
)
Salvia officinalis
downy mildew
Peronospora salviae-officinalis
Y. J. Choi et al. (
Salvia officinalis
)
Snapdragon downy mildew
Peronospora antirrhini
J. Schröt. (
Antirrhinum majus
)
Stock downy mildew
Hyaloperonospora parasitica
(Pers.:Fr.) Constant. (hosts in
Brassicaceae
)
(syn.
Peronospora parasitica
(Pers.:Fr.) Fr.)
Peronospora matthiolae
G
ä
um. (several
Matthiola
spp.)
Sweet alyssum downy mildew
Hyaloperonospora lobulariae
(Ubrizsy & V
ö
r
ö
s) G
ö
ker et al. (
Lobularia maritima
)
Hyaloperonospora parasitica
(Pers.:Fr.) Constant. (
Lobularia maritima
and other
Brassicaceae
)
(syn.
Peronospora parasitica
(Pers.:Fr.) Fr.)
Verbena downy mildew
Peronospora verbenae
U. Braun et al. (
Verbena officinalis
)
Phytophthora Diseases
Late blight
Phytophthora infestans
(Mont.) de Bary (hosts in 16 genera, including
Lycopersicon,
Petunia,
and
Solanum
)
Phytophthora root and crown rot
Phytophthora capsici
Leonian (
hosts in
many genera in many families, including
Calibrachoa
hybrids
,
Capsicum annuum
,
Lupinus
spp., and
Nicotiana
spp.)
Phytophthora cryptogea
Pethybr. & Laff. (
hosts in
many genera in many families, including
Antirrhinum majus,
Begonia
spp.,
Bellis perennis,
Calceolaria crenatiflora
,
Celosia
spp.,
Chrysanthemum
morifolium
,
Dahlia
hybrids,
Dianthus barbatus,
Gerbera jamesonii,
Matthiola incana,
Osteospermum ecklonis
,
Petunia
hybrida
,
Salvia officinalis
,
Senecio cruentus,
Tagetes erecta,
Verbena
hybrida,
and
Zinnia
elegans
)
Phytophthora drechsleri
Tucker (
hosts in
many genera in many families, including
Calibrachoa
hybrids,
Celosia argentea
,
Fuchsia hybrida
,
Gerbera
jamesonii
,
Helichrysum bracteatum
,
Salvia
splendens
,
and
Senecio cruentus
)
Phytophthora nicotianae
Breda de Haan (hosts in many genera in many families,
including
Begonia
spp.,
Catharanthus roseus
,
Gerbera jamesonii
,
and
Petunia hybrida
)
(
syns.
Phytophthora parasitica
Dastur;
Phytophthora parasitica
var.
nicotianae
(Breda de Haan) Tucker)
Phytophthora tropicalis
Aragaki & J. Y. Uchida (hosts in multiple genera, including
Begonia
sp.,
Cuphea ignea
,
Cyclamen
persicum
,
Gerbera jamesonii
,
Lupinus albus,
and
Senecio cineraria
)
Pythium Root Rots
Globisporangium cryptoirregulare
(Garzón et al.) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium cryptoirregulare
(Garzón et al.)
Globisporangium debaryanum
(R. Hesse) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium debaryanum
R. Hesse)
Globisporangium intermedium
(de Bary) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium intermedium
de Bary)
Globisporangium irregulare
(Buisman) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium irregulare
Buisman)
Globisporangium mamillatum
(Meurs) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium mamillatum
Meurs)
Globisporangium mastophorum
(Drechsler) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium mastophorum
Drechsler)
Globisporangium megalacanthum
(de Bary) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium megalacanthum
de Bary)
Globisporangium middletonii
(Sparrow) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium middletonii
Sparrow)
Globisporangium paroecandrum
(Drechsler) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium paroecandrum
Drechsler)
Globisporangium spinosum
(Sawada) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium spinosum
Sawada)
Globisporangium splendens
(Hans Braun) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium splendens
Hans Braun)
Globisporangium sylvaticum
(W. A. Campb. & F. F. Hendrix) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium sylvaticum
W. A. Campb. & F. F. Hendrix)
Globisporangium
ultimum
(Trow) Uzuhashi et al.
(syn.
Pythium ultimum
Trow)
Phytopythium oedochilum
(Drechsler) Abad et al.
(syn.
Pythium oedochilum
Drechsler)
Phytopythium vexans
(de Bary) Abad et al.
(syn.
Pythium vexans
de Bary)
Pythium acanthicum
Drechsler
Pythium
aphanidermatum
(Edson) Fitzp.
Pythium myriotylum
Drechsler
White Blister Rusts
Albugo candida
(Pers.:Fr.) Kuntze (hosts in
Brassicaceae;
some reports from other families
)
Albugo chardonii
W. Weston (
Cleome
spp.)
[Note:
Possibly a synonym of
Albugo candida.
]
Pustula centaurii
(Hansf.) Thines et al. (hosts in
Gentianaceae
, including
Eustoma grandiflorum
)
Pustula tragopogonis
(Pers.) Thines
(hosts in Asteraceae, including
Gerbera,
Helianthus
,
and
Tragopogon
spp., and several familiar weeds, including
Ambrosia, Antennaria, Artemisia, Cirsium, Matricaria,
and
Parthenium
spp.)
(
syn.
Albugo tragopogonis
(Pers.) Gray)
NEMATODES (PARASITIC)
Root-Knot Nematodes
Javanese root-knot nematode
Meloidogyne javanica
(Treub) Chitwood
Northern root-knot nematode
Meloidogyne hapla
Chitwood
Peanut root-knot nematode
Meloidogyne arenaria
(Neal) Chitwood
Southern root-knot nematode
Meloidogyne incognita
(Kofoid & White) Chitwood
Foliar Nematodes
Chrysanthemum foliar nematode
Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi
(Schwartz) Steiner & Buhrer
Spring crimp nematode (syn. Strawberry crimp nematode)
Aphelenchoides fragariae
(Ritzema Bos) Christie
Spring dwarf nematode
Aphelenchoides besseyi
Christie
Vector Nematode
American dagger nematode
Xiphinema americanum
Cobb
VIRUS AND VIROID DISEASES
Alternanthera mosaic
Alternanthera mosaic virus
(AltMV)—genus
Potexvirus;
family
Alphaflexiviridae
(hosts in multiple families, including
Angelonia, Crossandra, Helichrysum, Phlox, Portulaca, Salvia, Scutellaria, Torenia,
and
Zinnia
spp.)
Angelonia flower break
Angelonia flower break
virus
(AnFBV)—genus
Alphacarmovirus;
family
Tombusviridae
(
Angelonia, Nemesia, Phlox,
and
Verbena
spp.)
Bean yellow mosaic
Bean yellow mosaic virus
(BYMV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(hosts in
Fabaceae,
as well as
Eustoma
grandiflorum
and various other plants)
Bidens mottle
Bidens mottle virus
(BMoV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(many hosts in Asteraceae; other ornamental, vegetable, and weed hosts)
Broad bean wilt
Broad bean wilt virus 1
(BBWV-1)—genus
Fabavirus;
subfamily
Comovirinae;
family
Secoviridae
(many hosts, including
Begonia
and
Petunia
spp.)
Broad bean wilt virus 2
(BBWV-2)—genus
Fabavirus;
subfamily
Comovirinae;
family
Secoviridae
(
Catharanthus roseus
and
Eustoma
grandiflorum
)
Calibrachoa mottle
Calibrachoa mottle virus
(CbMV)—genus
Carmovirus
(proposed:
Alphacarmovirus
); family
Tombusviridae
(
Calibrachoa
and
Petunia
spp.)
Carnation mottle
Carnation mottle virus
(CarMV)—genus
Carmovirus
(proposed:
Alphacarmovirus
); family
Tombusviridae
(
Begonia, Dianthus,
and
Zantedeschia
spp.; a few other hosts)
Chrysanthemum stem necrosis
Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (CSNV)—genus
Tospovirus;
family
Bunyaviridae
(
Chrysanthemum, Eustoma,
and
Solanum
spp.)
Clover yellow mosaic
Clover yellow mosaic virus
(ClYMV)—genus
Potexvirus;
family
Alphaflexiviridae
(
Antirrhinum
spp., members of Papilionaceae, and several additional weed and cultivated hosts)
Coleus vein necrosis
Coleus vein necrosis virus
(CVNV)—genus
Carlavirus;
family
Betaflexiviridae
(
Plectranthus
and
Verbena
spp.)
Cucumber mosaic
Cucumber mosaic virus
(CMV)—genus
Cucumovirus;
family
Bromoviridae
Dahlia mosaic
Dahlia common mosaic virus (DCMV)—possible member of genus
Caulimovirus;
family
Caulimoviridae
(
Dahlia
spp.)
Dahlia mosaic virus
(DMV)—genus
Caulimovirus;
family
Caulimoviridae
(
Dahlia
spp.)
(syn. DMV-Portland)
Dahlia variabilis
endogenous plant pararetroviral sequence (DvEPRS)—possible member of genus
Petuvirus;
family
Caulimoviridae
(
Dahlia
spp.)
(syn. DMV-D10)
Hibiscus chlorotic ringspot
Hibiscus chlorotic ringspot
virus
(HCRSV)—genus
Betacarmovirus;
family
Tombusviridae
(
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
and other Malvaceae, primarily)
Impatiens necrotic spot
Impatiens necrotic spot virus
(INSV)—genus
Tospovirus;
family
Bunyaviridae
Iris yellow spot
Iris yellow spot virus
(IYSV)—genus
Tospovirus;
family
Bunyaviridae
(
Alstroemeria, Chrysanthemum, Eustoma, Iris,
and
Portulaca
spp.; select other species in multiple families)
Lettuce mosaic
Lettuce mosaic virus
(LMV)
—
genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(hosts in Asteraceae, including
Gazania
and
Osteospermum
spp.; some members of Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, and Solanaceae)
Lisianthus line pattern
Lisianthus line pattern virus (LLPV)—possible member of genus
Ilarvirus;
family
Bromoviridae
Lisianthus necrosis
Lisianthus necrosis virus (LNV)—possible member of genus
Tombusvirus
; family
Tombusviridae
(
Eustoma
grandiflorum
)
[Note: Possibly same as Eggplant mottled crinkle virus (EMCV).]
Lisianthus necrotic ringspot
Lisianthus necrotic ringspot virus (LNRV)—possible member of genus
Tospovirus;
family
Bunyaviridae
(
Eustoma grandiflorum
)
[Note: This disease is possibly caused by
Iris yellow spot virus.
]
Nemesia ring necrosis
Nemesia ring necrosis
virus
(NeRNV)—genus
Tymovirus;
family
Tymoviridae
(
Alonsoa, Diascia, Lobelia, Nemesia, Sutera,
and
Verbena
spp.)
Pelargonium flower break
Pelargonium flower break
virus
(PFBV)—genus
Alphacarmovirus;
family
Tombusviridae
(
Pelargonium
spp.; other hosts experimentally)
Pepper veinal mottle
Pepper veinal mottle virus
(PVMV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(
Capsicum
and
Solanum
spp.)
Petunia flower mottle
Colombian datura virus
(CDV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(
Brugmansia, Petunia,
and
Solanum
spp.)
(syn.
Petunia flower mottle virus
(PetFMV))
Petunia vein banding
Petunia vein banding virus
(PetVBV)
—
genus
Tymovirus;
family
Tymoviridae
(
Petunia
hybrida
)
Petunia vein clearing
Petunia vein clearing virus
(PVCV)—genus
Petuvirus;
family
Caulimoviridae
(
Petunia hybrida
)
Ranunculus mild mosaic
Ranunculus mild mosaic virus
(RanMMV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(
Ranunculus asiaticus
)
Ranunculus mosaic
Ranunculus mosaic virus
(RanMV)
—
genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(
Ranunculus
spp.)
Scrophularia mottle
Scrophularia mottle virus
(ScrMV)—genus
Tymovirus;
family
Tymoviridae
(
Antirrhinum, Catharanthus,
and
Scrophularia
spp.,
plus a few others)
Tobacco etch
Tobacco etch virus
(TEV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
(many hosts, including
Capsicum, Datura, Linaria, Nicotiana,
and
Solanum
spp.)
Tobacco mosaic
Tobacco mosaic virus
(TMV)—genus
Tobamovirus;
family
Virgaviridae
Tobacco rattle
Tobacco rattle virus
(TRV)—genus
Tobravirus;
family
Virgaviridae
Tobacco ringspot
Tobacco ringspot virus
(TRSV)—genus
Nepovirus;
subfamily
Comovirinae;
family
Secoviridae
(many hosts, including
Anemone,
Chaenostoma,
Pelargonium,
Petunia,
and
Portulaca
spp.)
Tobacco streak
Tobacco streak virus
(TSV)—genus
Ilarvirus;
family
Bromoviridae
(many hosts, including
Alstroemeria, Dahlia, Eustoma, Helianthus,
and
Impatiens
spp.)
Tomato aspermy
Tomato aspermy virus
(TAV)—genus
Cucumovirus;
family
Bromoviridae
(many hosts, including
Canna, Chrysanthemum,
and
Lilium
spp.)
Tomato bushy stunt
Tomato bushy stunt virus
(TBSV)—genus
Tombusvirus;
family
Tombusviridae
(relatively restricted host range; includes
Capsicum annuum
)
Tomato chlorotic spot
Tomato chlorotic spot virus
(TCSV)—genus
Tospovirus;
family
Bunyaviridae
(host range not well known; includes
Eustoma grandiflorum
and
Impatiens
spp.)
Tomato mosaic
Tomato mosaic virus
(ToMV)—genus
Tobamovirus;
family
Virgaviridae
(many hosts in Solanaceae; additional hosts in other families)
Tomato ringspot
Tomato ringspot virus
(ToRSV)—genus
Nepovirus;
family
Secoviridae
Tomato spotted wilt
Tomato spotted wilt virus
(TSWV)—genus
Tospovirus;
family
Bunyaviridae
Turnip mosaic
Turnip mosaic virus
(TuMV)—genus
Potyvirus;
family
Potyviridae
Other Viruses and Viroids
Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid
(CChMVd)—genus
Pelamoviroid;
family
Avsunviroidae
(Chrysanthemum spp.)
Chrysanthemum stunt viroid
(CSVd)—genus
Pospiviroid
;
family
Pospiviroidae
(
Argyranthemum,
Chrysanthemum,
and
Petunia
spp.)
Helenium virus S
(HVS)—genus
Carlavirus
;
family
Betaflexiviridae
(
Helenium amarum,
Impatiens holstii
)
Potato spindle tuber viroid
(PSTVd)—genus
Pospiviroid
;
family
Pospiviroidae
(hosts in Solanaceae)
Potato virus X
(PVX)—genus
Potexvirus
;
family
Alphaflexiviridae
(many hosts,
particularly in Solanaceae)
Potato virus Y
(PVY)—genus
Potyvirus
;
family
Potyviridae
(many hosts in 31 families)
Primula mosaic
virus (PrMV)—possible member of genus
Potyvirus
;
family
Potyviridae
(
Primula
spp.)
Primula mottle virus
(PrMoV)—possible member of genus
Potyvirus
;
family
Potyviridae
(
Primula
spp.)
Verbena virus Y
(VVY)—genus
Potyvirus
;
family
Potyviridae
(
Verbena
spp.)
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