Jul 10
The forest floor was studded with thousands of tiny, white cup-fungi. These are Hymenoscyphus fraxineus - the fungus that causes the ash dieback disease that has swept across Britain in recent years.
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The forest floor was studded with thousands of tiny, white cup-fungi. These are Hymenoscyphus fraxineus - the fungus that causes the ash dieback disease that has swept across Britain in recent years.
Plant of the Day
Sunday 29 September 2024
A native deciduous tree for woodland and coastal gardens is Fraxinus excelsior (common ash). Here this vigorous tree was growing on the coastline and creating a feature. Unfortunately Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (ash dieback), a lethal fungal disease of ash, presents a substantial threat to this species. It was detected in the UK for the first time in 2012 and is now very widespread. Fortunately this specimen on the Black Isle, Scotland, looked free from infection.
Jill Raggett
Some nut disco fungi - Hymenoscyphus fructigenus living it up on one of last year's hazel nuts.