Saturday, 19 August 2017

Dunford Bridge 19th Aug.


A new plant-gall for the Barnsley area (as far as I know), the spectacular tongue-like growth Taphrina alni, caused by an ascomycete fungus infecting the scales of female alder catkins.
Formerly rare but spreading.
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1 comment:

  1. Carlos20 August 2017 at 19:26

    Always interesting to see records such as this on the blog.

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