Rush Disco
Rush Disco - Lachnum apalum
A small white to cream cup-shaped hymenium with the margins and exteriors covered in hairs that are long in relation to the cup. It is associated with rushes (Juncus). The cups have short stalks, and dry to a pale peach colour.
There are other species of Lachnum associated with rushes.
Photograph on host plant; note substrate and associated plant species. We recommend that this is identifed by an expert, from a specimen, before submission to NatureSpot; microscopic examination may be needed
Found on the dead stems and leaves of rushes (Juncus spp.)
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