Coral Spot - Nectria cinnabarina
The small orange pustules of Coral Spot are very distinctive, but there is also a pinker colour form. The pustules measure about 2 mm across.
Found on the bark of dead deciduous tree branches.
October to December.
Widespread and common in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
White's Wood, Swithland
28 February 2015
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
27 February 2022
Lostash
Leicester Botanical Gardens
12 October 2014
David Nicholls
Cow Lane, Ratby
17 December 2011
David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
24 November 2011
Alan Semper
Stathern Wood
15 November 2013
Melinda Bell
Coleorton Wood
18 February 2021
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David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
24 November 2011
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Species profile
- Common names
- Coral Spot
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Hypocreales
- Family:
- Nectriaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 132
- First record:
- 02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 18/04/2025 (Smith, Peter)
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Alan Semper
Harby Nature Reserve
22 November 2013
Alan Semper
Harby garden
31 August 2012
Craig Mabbett
Clump Hill Bridge, Broughton Astley
15 November 2014
Alan Semper
Harby garden
31 August 2012
Barbara Cooper
Belvoir Woods
21 August 2013
Alan Semper
Harby Nature Reserve
22 November 2013
Alan Semper
Stathern Wood
15 November 2013
