31-03-2026 21:18
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good evening. oes anyone have the original descrip
31-03-2026 20:57
Stefan BlaserHello everybody, I hope somebody can help me with
26-03-2026 15:31
Åke Widgren
Hello,I found this one in October last year, on r
31-03-2026 16:20
Mlcoch Patrik
Hello, Please about help with determination. On
31-03-2026 08:19
Bernard CLESSE
Bonjour à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous m'aider à
30-03-2026 12:03
William Slosse
Hello all,On 27/03/26, in Kraaiveld in Wingene (Be
25-03-2026 10:35
Hulda Caroline HolteHello,I collected this species growing on a dead b
30-03-2026 09:53
Yanick BOULANGERBonjourVoici des petites fructifications poilues s
Smardaea planchonis (Dunal ex Boud.) Korf & W.Y. Zhuang - to confirm
Stephen Martin Mifsud,
28-10-2018 10:26
Hi, I found this small species in Malta which I think it is Smardaea planchonis, characterised with shallow cupulate violetish-black ascocarps growing from limestone-clayey soil close to pine trees. Some basic features:
Ascocarps: 7-15mm wide
Ascum average size: 165.7 µm x 12.3 µm
Iodine reaction to Ascum tips: J-
Spore average size: 9 µm x 8.9 µm
The differences I observed from the type are:
- Paraphyses are sometimes lobed or even branched
- Spores a bit smaller (but within the range)
- Asci shorter
Just a question: Why I can't see the operculum? IS there a particular technique to see it or it just drops off?
