Alder Tongue - Taphrina alni

Alternative names
Taphrina amentorum
Description

Taphrina alni is a fungus that causes Alder Tongue galls on female Alder (Alnus) catkins. Green at first, the galls gradually turn red and can then persist all year.

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When to see it

Persists for much of the year.

UK Status

Once rare in the United Kingdom it has spread rapidly in recent years and is now quite common.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Common names
Alder Tongue
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Taphrinales
Family:
Taphrinaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
78
First record:
09/07/2011 (Woodward, Steve)
Last record:
19/10/2023 (Graves, Hazel)

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