Lachnum impudicum

Description

A white to cream disc or cup with a long or short stalk and white marginal hairs. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph on host plant; note substrate and associated plant species.  We recommend that this is identifed by an expert, from a specimen, before submission to NatureSpot; microscopic examination may be needed

Habitat

On rotten deciduous wood.

When to see it

Autumn through to spring.

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Species profile

Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Helotiales
Family:
Lachnaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
17/07/2013 (Thompson, Peter)
Last record:
21/02/2017 (Calow, Graham)

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