Phyllachora graminis
Phyllachora graminis is a fungal plant pathogen that affects many grass species, including some of our most common grasses. The upperside or underside of the leaves develop numerous, elongated, black blisters. Embedded in the tissue are cavities filled with asci or linear conidia.
Please provide photographs and state the host grass species. Specimen should be microscopically examined.
Galls may be seen wherever the host grass species occur.
Late summer and autumn.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Probably fairly frequent, but under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Footpath near site of Calver Quarry
20 September 2021
on Couch Grass
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Footpath near site of Calver Quarry
20 September 2021
on Couch Grass
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Phyllachorales
- Family:
- Phyllachoraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 20/09/2021 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 20/09/2021 (Calow, Graham)
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