Boeremia hedericola

Boeremia hedericola is a Coelomycetes fungus which produces large distinctive spots on the leaves of various Ivy species (Araliaceae). It only produces asexual spores from the tiny brown pycnidia (fruiting bodies).

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Found on the leaves of various Ivy species (Araliaceae).

The leaf spots caused by Boeremia hedericola may be visible all year round.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Rarely recorded in the wild in Leicestershire and Rutland.