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Lasiobelonium nidulum (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Fr., 1987 (a discomycete)

Notes (MWS) A hairy brown discomycete with whitish or very pale yellow disc. It is common in May and June, especially on thick dead stems of marsh plants such as *Epilobium hirsutum*, *Eupatorium cannabinum* and *Filipendula ulmaria*.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos #microphotos
Lasiobelonium nidulum Fruitbody 25 May 2000 Berks England 2 15

Suggested Literature

Lasiobelonium nidulum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
HELOTIALES
(an order of discomycetes and lichens)
HYALOSCYPHACEAE
(a family of discomycetes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Lasiobelonium nidulum is associated with:

Photos apothecium Oenanthe crocata - Hemlock Water-dropwort (Apiaceae) sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos apothecium Eupatorium cannabinum - Hemp Agrimony (Asteraceae) sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos apothecium Epilobium - willow-herbs (Onagraceae) sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos apothecium Epilobium hirsutum - Great Willowherb, Greater Hairy Willowherb (Onagraceae) sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos apothecium Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet (Rosaceae) sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos apothecium Herbaceous Plants sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially on thick dead stems of marsh plants]

Associated with Lasiobelonium nidulum:

Lasiobelonium nidulum 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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