Phacidium lauri
Description
Round blackish pustules on upper and under surfaces. About 1.5mm x 1mm.
Identification difficulty
Identification aids
| Holly Speckle Trochila ilicina |
Phacidium lauri | Phomopsis crustosa | Microthyrium ciliatum |
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There are some nice comparison images of species 1, 2 and 4 here. |
| Small (<1mm) speckles on the upper side of the leaf only. | Pustules (c.1.5mm) on upper and lower surfaces of the leaf. | Immersed black conidiomata (0.5mm) on brown spots surrounded by a narrow black line. | Tiny black speckles (<0.5mm) on both sides of the leaf. |
Habitat
On upper and under surfaces of dead Holly leaves.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Saharima RoenischLeicester, Abbey Park15 March 2019
Peter SmithCropston garden14 April 2018
Peter SmithCropston garden14 April 2018Underside of leaf
Saharima RoenischWelford Road Cemetery04 March 2017conidial state
Saharima RoenischStoughton Drive North22 February 2017conidial state
David NichollsRatby SUD11 January 2021
Saharima RoenischLowesby, Lowesby Lane19 March 2019
Saharima RoenischLeicester, Abbey Park15 March 2019underside of leaf
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UK Map
Saharima RoenischAbbey Park08 March 2017
Saharima RoenischLeicester, Abbey Park15 March 2019
Saharima RoenischStoughton Drive North22 February 2017
Saharima RoenischStoughton Drive North22 February 2017conidial state
Saharima RoenischStoughton Drive North22 February 2017
Peter SmithCropston garden14 April 2018
Saharima RoenischLowesby, Lowesby Lane19 March 2019
Saharima RoenischWelford Road Cemetery04 March 2017conidial state
