Taphrina wiesneri
Taphrina minor
Taphrina cerasi
Taphrina wiesneri affects Prunus avium (Wild Cherry) and Prunus cerasus, causing Witches' Brooms that may persist for many years. The leaves are slightly thickened and bears a layer of microscopical asci that, when fully developed, may give the surface a mealy aspect.
Taphrina deformans causes Peach-leaf curl galls on the leaves of Almonds and Peaches; Witches Brooms are not formed
Good photographs required showing upper and lower leaf surfaces or Witches Brooms. Ensure you have correctly identified the host species, and note this when submitted the record
True status in Britain is difficult to determine due to lack of records.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
sue
Bagworth
09 May 2021
galls on Cherry
sue
Bagworth
09 May 2021
Witches' Broom removed from Wild Cherry tree
sue
Bagworth
09 May 2021
sue
Bagworth
09 May 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Taphrinales
- Family:
- Taphrinaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 09/05/2021 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 09/05/2021 (Timms, Sue)
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