BLS map
Mycoglaena myricae Incertae sedis
Mycoglaena myricae

Growth type crustose
Chemical results negative

Can be locally common on woody stems of Bog-myrtle, Myrica gale. Less frequent on Alder and Birch.
BLS conservation evaluation: LC NS

Immersed thallus, the dark greenish-black perithecia +/- ellipsoid and surrounded by a whitish border. Spores are 3-septate, with the middle cell usually largest.


Mycoglaena myricae
Mycoglaena myricae
On Bog Myrtle. Holton Lee, Dorset. March 2013

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