BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Lachnum controversum (Cooke) Rehm, 1889 (a discomycete)
| Notes (MWS) | A small pale pinkish buff discomycete drying reddish brown, fringed with white or pale yellow hairs. It is very cmmon on dead stems of *Phragmites*, and several other grasses. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachnum controversum | Fruitbody | 3 June 2000 | Berks | England | 6 | 8 |
Suggested Literature
Lachnum controversum may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Lachnum controversum is associated with:
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apothecium | Cladium mariscus - Great Fen-sedge (Cyperaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | 
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 |
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apothecium | Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
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apothecium | Calamagrostis - small-reed grasses (Poaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
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apothecium | Glyceria maxima - Reed Sweet-grass (Poaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
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apothecium | Holcus - soft-grasses (Poaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
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apothecium | Phalaris - Canary grasses (Poaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
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apothecium | Phragmites australis - Common Reed (Poaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem | 
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 |
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apothecium | Typha latifolia - Bulrush, Greater Reedmace (Typhaceae) | apothecium is saprobic on dead stem |
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 |
Associated with Lachnum controversum:
Lachnum controversum may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
ASCOMYCETES (spore shooters) |
References
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook |
