Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Taphrinomycetes
Order: Taphrinales Family: Taphrinaceae
Species: Taphrina pruni (Fuckel) Tul.
Synonyms: Ascomyces pruni
Exoascus insititiae
Exoascus pruni
Taphrina insititiae
Common Name: Pocket Plum


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Taphrina pruniPhotographer: © David Mitchel
On Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Prunus padus (1)
Prunus spinosa (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Boundaries: intact hedge, species-rich (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fruit (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
May (3)
June (4)