Pink Patch - Limonomyces
The hyphae form a loose web of fluffy bright pink threads on lawns and short grasslands.
Laetisaria fuciformis causes 'Red Thread' disease on lawns. There are two species of Limonomyces: L roseipellis and L culmigenus. The differences between the two species are microscopic.
Photograph the fungus in grassland habitat
grasslands, lawns
Pink Patch disease is usually short-lived; lawns recover quickly and the effect is mainly cosmetic. For more see here
Melinda Bell
Barnsdale,grass verge
09 November 2024
photo Sue Timms
Melinda Bell
Barnsdale,grass verge
09 November 2024
mass of hyphae
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Corticiales
- Family:
- Corticiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 09/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 09/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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