Pink Patch

Pink Patch - Limonomyces

Description

The hyphae form a loose web of fluffy bright pink threads on lawns and short grasslands. 

Similar Species

Laetisaria fuciformis causes 'Red Thread' disease on lawns.  There are two species of Limonomyces: L roseipellis and L culmigenus. The differences between the two species are microscopic.  

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph the fungus in grassland habitat

Habitat

grasslands, lawns

Life History

Pink Patch disease is usually short-lived; lawns recover quickly and the effect is mainly cosmetic.  For more see here

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