Snowy Disco - Lachnum virgineum

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Description

Cup shaped, then flattened, inner surface smooth, whitish to cream, underside hairy, white, and attached to the substrate by a distinct stem, to about 2 mm across.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On dead wood and woody debris.

When to see it

All year round

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Sheet Hedges Wood
    02 January 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    15 February 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Lucas' Marsh
    09 March 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Sheet Hedges Wood
    02 January 2012

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

UK Map