Taphrina tosquinetii
Description
This is an acomycete fungus that causes large blisters on Alder leaves - on both surfaces. Eventually the blisters become covered in a white bloom as the spore-bearing asci develop on the surface.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On Alder leaves.
When to see it
Spring and summer.
UK Status
Common
VC55 Status
Fairly common.
David Nicholls
Nature Alive, Coalville
12 July 2012
on Alder - upper leaf surface
David Nicholls
Nature Alive, Coalville
12 July 2012
on Alder - upper leaf surface
David Nicholls
Nature Alive, Coalville
12 July 2012
on Alder - underside of leaf
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
on Alder - upper leaf surface
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
on Alder - underside of leaf
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
on Alder - upper leaf surface
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Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
on Alder - upper leaf surface
stepgray4
Ulverscroft NR
26 September 2021
Underside of leaf
