Another plant fungus noted recently was this on Chenopodium album. I've not figured out what it is yet (Cercospora or Passalora dubia perhaps?)

Great to see The Lichenologist journal arrive on Bluesky with details of their latest publication.

So much care and so many skills required. I'm in awe!

This little copse of skinny matchstick-like structures is Melanospora lagenaria, a mycoparasite occurring here on an old specimen of Birch Polypore, Fomitopsis betulina.

That's where @funaction.bsky.social comes in, trying to raise awareness and promote research on the work of fungi in freshwater ecosystems.

Without initial fungal attack and the decomposition of some of the toughest chemical components in leaves (including lignin and celulose), many shreaders and detritus feeders would find leaves in rivers too tough to handle.

A huge loss. DrM fought so hard to help people to overcome plant blindness. So many botany students learnt from him. Few tutors teach by song but DrM certainly did!

Beautiful!

Always good to have multiple methods in my toolkit! Thank you both.

Great as always!

I'm not an insect lover (yet!), but these are cute.

I love to see people's plant pathogen finds. It shows me what to look out for. Thanks for sharing this one @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social