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Chromelosporium ochraceum Corda, 1833 (an anamorphic fungus)

Notes (MWS) A hyphomycete forming fluffy white colonies which soon turn ochraceous. It is very common on decaying herbaceous plant remains, and occasionally on leaf litter.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos #microphotos
Chromelosporium ochraceum Imperfect stage 15 October 2000 Berks England 4
Chromelosporium ochraceum Imperfect stage 28 September 2000 Berks England 6 10

Suggested Literature

Chromelosporium ochraceum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
PEZIZALES
(an order of cup fungi and discomycetes)
PEZIZACEAE
(cup fungi)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Chromelosporium ochraceum is associated with:

Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Heracleum sphondylium - Hogweed (Apiaceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Pastinaca sativa - Wild Parsnip (Apiaceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Eupatorium cannabinum - Hemp Agrimony (Asteraceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Petasites fragrans - Winter Heliotrope (Asteraceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Petasites fragrans - Winter Heliotrope (Asteraceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead petiole Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Petasites hybridus - Butterbur (Asteraceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on leaf litter Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Herbaceous Plants effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead stem Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Ranunculus repens - Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph grows on live stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos Chromelosporium anamorph, colony Ranunculus repens - Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) effuse colony of Chromelosporium anamorph grows on live leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Associated with Chromelosporium ochraceum:

Chromelosporium ochraceum may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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