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| Record Summary | Tiny gregarious galls in Dandelion leaves |
| Found as | Anamorph |
| Date | 18 May 2009 |
| Associated organism | Taraxacum officinale |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 18 May 2009[D] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Leaf upper surface with pale yellow-green speckles coalescing to large patches which may turn reddish. Under surface with tiny gregarious hypophyllous pustules, which rapidly ripen, burst and shed a few orange spores, and then persist as small green, yellow then brown, necrotic cups.
Spores: bright orange, 80-140µm.
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