''Ramularia ulmariae'' is a

fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

species described by Cooke in 1876. ''Ramularia ulmariae'' belongs to the genus Ramularia and the family

Mycosphaerellaceae The Mycosphaerellaceae are a family of sac fungi. They affect many common plants, such as eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of Flowering plant, flowering trees, shrubs or Mallee (habit), mallees in the Myrt ...

. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.''Species Fungorum''. Kirk P.M., 2010-11-23 This fungus is a pathogen of meadowsweet (''

Filipendula ulmaria ''Filipendula ulmaria'', commonly known as meadowsweet or mead wort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae that grows in damp meadows. It is native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia (Near east and Middle east). It has ...

'') that causes purple spots on the plant's leaves and is most evident in summer. It produces translucent, cylindrical conidia with up to two septa. ''Ramularia ulmariae'' has been reported from Europe and also the western coast of North America. However its presence is probably under-recorded.

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Fungal strawberry diseases Fungi described in 1876 ulmariae Taxa named by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke {{fungus-fruit-disease-stub