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Apr012013

Black Hand Fungus

DateMon 2013-04-01

Small spiny fruiting bodies of a Diatrypaceae fungus, possibly a Eutypella sp, growing on a birch twig (Betula sp).  The spines were only 1 - 2mm long:

Unfortunately I was unable to get any spores.

First photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-03-29.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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