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Dec162012

Yellow Fungus on Grass

DateSun 2012-12-16

From back in summer-time: a yellow crust on a grass stem.  Initially I assumed this was the eggs of some insect but now I think it is a fungus of genus Epichloe, possibly Epichloe typhina.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-07-15.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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