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Is this even a fungus?

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  • May 29, 2015 at 10:16 am #29415
    jimmymac2

      Growing on Pendulous Sedge. Is it a fungus or just a disease/dead plant material?

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      May 29, 2015 at 12:28 pm #34659
      Lancashire Lad
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        Probably Puccinia caricina var, ribesii-pendulae which seems to be very common on Carex pendula at the moment.

        If you examine the underside (abaxial) surfaces of enough leaves, you may find a few spots where sori have burst through the leaf epidermis, and dark-chocolate-brown teliospores can be seen.

        See this post: – http://fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3

        Regards,

        Mike.

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