Cercospora

It has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.

Selected species

The GBIF accepts 837 species (as of July 2023); See also list of Cercospora species

• Cercospora acetosella - found on sheep sorrel and other docks
• Cercospora aciculina
• Cercospora agerati
• Cercospora alabemensis
• Cercospora alismatis
• Cercospora althaeina
• Cercospora angreci - causes leaf spot of orchids
• Cercospora angulata
• Cercospora apii - causes leaf spot on celery, and found on other plants, including Impatiens
• Cercospora apii f.sp. clerodendri
• Cercospora apiicola - causes leaf spot on celery
• Cercospora arachidicola - causes peanut leaf spot
• Cercospora arctii
• Cercospora arctii-ambrosiae
• Cercospora asparagi - found on asparagus
• Cercospora atro-marginalis
• Cercospora atrofiliformis - causes "black stripe" on sugarcane
• Cercospora beticola - causes leaf spot on Beta vulgaris and spinach
• Cercospora bolleana - found on figs
• Cercospora bougainvilleae
• Cercospora brachiata
• Cercospora byliana
• Cercospora brachypus - found on grapes
• Cercospora brassicicola - infests many cole crops
• Cercospora brunkii - found on Pelargonium and Geranium.
• Cercospora bunchosiae
• Cercospora canescens
• Cercospora cannabis - causes olive leaf spot on Cannabis spp., and is found on hops
• Cercospora cantuariensis - found on hops
• Cercospora capsici - causes "frogeye" leaf spot on peppers
• Cercospora caribaea
• Cercospora carotae - causes carrot leaf blight
• Cercospora circumscissa - causes brown shot hole on Prunus subg. Cerasus
• Cercospora citrullina - causes "cucurbit leaf spot" on watermelon and cucumber plants
• Cercospora clemensiae
• Cercospora coffeicola - infests coffee plants
• Cercospora coryli - found on hazels
• Cercospora corylina - found on hazels
• Cercospora eleusine - causes leaf spot of Finger millet
• Cercospora cf. flagellaris syn. C. piaropi
• Cercospora fragariae - causes strawberry leaf spot
• Cercospora fuchsiae
• Cercospora fusca
• Cercospora fusimaculans - found on many grasses
• Cercospora gerberae
• Cercospora halstedii
• Cercospora handelii
• Cercospora hayi
• Cercospora hydrangeae
• Cercospora kaki
• Cercospora kikuchii - causes leaf blight and purple seed stain on soybean
• Cercospora lentis - found on lentil
• Cercospora liquidambaris
• Cercospora longipes - causes brown spot on sugarcane
• Cercospora longissima - found in several types of lettuce
• Cercospora malloti - found on Mallotus species in Thailand
• Cercospora mamaonis - found on papaya
• Cercospora mangiferae - causes mango leaf spot
• Cercospora medicaginis - found on alfalfa
• Cercospora melongenae
• Cercospora minima - found on pear leaves
• Cercospora minuta
• Cercospora musae - found on banana
• Cercospora nicotianae - causes "frogeye" spot on tobacco
• Cercospora odontoglossi
• Cercospora oryzae
• Cercospora papayae - found on papaya
• Cercospora penniseti - causes leaf spot on pearl millet
• Cercospora personata - causes brown or blackish leaf spots in ground nuts tikka disease
• Cercospora piaropi - see syn. C. cf. flagellaris above
• Cercospora pisa-sativae - causes leaf spot on peas
• Cercospora platanicola - found on sycamores
• Cercospora puderii
• Cercospora pulcherrima
• Cercospora rhapidicola
• Cercospora rosicola - found on roses
• Cercospora rubrotincta - found on various drupes
• Cercospora sojina - causes frogeye leaf spot on soybean
• Cercospora solani - infests potato plants
• Cercospora solani-tuberosi
• Cercospora sorghi
• Cercospora theae
• Cercospora tuberculans
• Cercospora vexans
• Cercospora vicosae
• Cercospora zeae-maydis - causes a disease in cereals called grey leaf spot
• Cercospora zebrina
• Cercospora zonata