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22-12-2008, 09:08 AM
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| |  rust or mould on mother
Hello all, 
This is growing on a rotting down leaf spike of mother in laws tongue in a greenhouse.
Is it a rust or mould - not seen anything like this before, slightly torpedo in shape - its clearly growing along with the strand pattern of the leaf.
Sort of blueish, with presumably white cotton wool mycelial strands at each end and a granular fruiting body - about half an inch long.
There are a few of them, one appears spent and is black.
Any ideas?
Cheers
Ken
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22-12-2008, 11:37 AM
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| | | Re: rust or mould on mother
No idea Ken,
but I did wonder what was going to be faced with when I opened the thread!
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22-12-2008, 02:10 PM
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| | | Re: rust or mould on mother
hi Ken
it certainly isn't a rust; as far as I can see there are three possibilities, based on what has been recorded on this host in Britain in the past: Colletotrichum colubrinum a 'coelomycete' (these can look rather like what I can see of your fungus) Gibberella fujikuroi an ascomycete related to Nectria Guignardia sansevieriae another ascomycete fungus
of course it could easily be something else . . .
it needs to be watched, and when mature dried and kept for microscopic examination (I know your views re this, but without it it will never get a confirmed name - only a guess) I'd happily have a look at it for you
cheers
Chris
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24-12-2008, 08:07 AM
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| |  Re: rust or mould on mother
Hi Chris,
thanks for having a blast at this, as usual, some great pointers - I need to keep an eye on it, but its certainly not normal!
Happy Christmas 
Ken
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24-12-2008, 08:09 AM
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Great thread title, Ken!
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24-12-2008, 08:17 AM
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My wicked sense of humour! 
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