Sphaeropsis visci (Alb. & Schwein.) Sacc., (a coelomycete)


27 Sep 2010 at OSGR: SO46 in Hereford, England

Record Summaryon fallen Mistletoe under dying Apple tree on landscaping by modern development
Found asAnamorph
Date27 September 2010
Associated organismViscum album
OS grid refOSGR: SO46
Lat/Lon52° 20’ N, 2° 40’ W
Vice CountyHereford, VC no: 36
CountryEngland
Voucher27 Sep 2010[A]
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Notes:

On stems, leaves and mummified berries on fallen, moribund, golden sprigs of Mistletoe. The Mistletoe was growing on an almost leafless dying Apple tree planted in a small group of mixed fruit-trees on landscaping between the road and a modern housing estate.

Conidia: smooth, greyish, oblong, 40-50/18-19µm, with long hyaline conidiophores when young.

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