Psilachnum rubrotinctum
Very small fruit bodies consist of a greyish white fertile upper surface and pale yellowish white exteriors, which become a dull yellow colour when dry. Their margins have short, hyaline hairs. They have very short stalks. When exposed to ammonia vapour, the fruit bodies turn a brick red or orange colour.
Photograph on host plant; note substrate and associated plant species. We recommend that this is identifed by an expert, from a specimen, before submission to NatureSpot; microscopic examination and/or ammonia test may be needed
Their hosts include damp, dead stems of meadowsweet and willow herbs.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Helotiales
- Family:
- Pezizellaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 13/04/2014 (Thompson, Peter)
- Last record:
- 25/05/2014 (Thompson, Peter)
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