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Potentilla > Leaves > Leaves or shoots curled or stunted
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Non-selective herbicide injury
(Round-up, Kleen-up, and other glyphosate products)
- Yellowing, wilting, browning leaves and eventual death of foliage and plants
- Damage usually appears first in new tissues
- Shrubs sprayed during the summer or fall may not have noticeable injury until the following season when leaves appear as stunted, narrow, strap-like, and chlorotic
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Downy mildew
Peronospora potentillae
- Light green angular spots appear on upper leaf surfaces and shoots; later turn coppery or brown
- White or gray tufts appear on underside of leaves; may be dense in humid weather
- Infected shoots may lose leaves and die
- More information on Downy mildews in trees and shrubs
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Powdery mildew
Phyllactina guttata
- White, powdery spots or blotches on leaves
- Leaves and stems may be completely covered with white, powdery fungal growth
- Leaves may yellow and drop prematurely
- Young leaves and shoots may be curled and twisted
- Entire shrub may appear gray or discolored
- More information on powdery mildew
