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

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

    UK Map