Phacidium lauri
Description
Round blackish pustules on upper and under surfaces. About 1.5mm x 1mm.
Identification difficulty
Identification aids
| Holly Speckle Trochila ilicina |
Phacidium lauri | Phomopsis crustosa | Microthyrium ciliatum |
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There are some nice comparison images of species 1, 2 and 4 here. |
| Small (<1mm) speckles on the upper side of the leaf only. | Pustules (c.1.5mm) on upper and lower surfaces of the leaf. | Immersed black conidiomata (0.5mm) on brown spots surrounded by a narrow black line. | Tiny black speckles (<0.5mm) on both sides of the leaf. |
Habitat
On upper and under surfaces of dead Holly leaves.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Church Walk
20 November 2020
underside - close up
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
14 April 2018
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
14 April 2018
Underside of leaf
Saharima Roenisch
Welford Road Cemetery
04 March 2017
conidial state
Saharima Roenisch
Stoughton Drive North
22 February 2017
conidial state
David Nicholls
Ratby SUD
11 January 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Helotiales
- Family:
- Phacidiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 18
- First record:
- 22/02/2017 (Roenisch, Saharima)
- Last record:
- 26/10/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
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Saharima Roenisch
Lowesby, Lowesby Lane
19 March 2019
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester, Abbey Park
15 March 2019
underside of leaf
Saharima Roenisch
Abbey Park
08 March 2017
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester, Abbey Park
15 March 2019
Saharima Roenisch
Stoughton Drive North
22 February 2017
conidial state
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
14 April 2018
Saharima Roenisch
Lowesby, Lowesby Lane
19 March 2019
Saharima Roenisch
Welford Road Cemetery
04 March 2017
conidial state
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
03 February 2022
underside of leaf
Saharima Roenisch
Abbey Park
08 March 2017
conidial state
