Abstract
A new distribution map is provided for Peronospora sparsa. Oomycota: Peronosporales. Hosts: cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus), Rosa species and Rubus species. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Andorra; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Montenegro; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Canary Islands, Spain; Switzerland; England, Wales and Scotland, UK; and Ukraine), Asia (Azerbaijan; Brunei Darussalam; Liaoning, China; Karnataka, India; Iran; Israel; Japan; and Korea Republic), Africa (Mauritius, Morocco and South Africa), North America (British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, and Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin, USA), South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela) and Oceania (New Zealand and New South Wales, Australia).