tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277409168431400444.post7666910506176349105..comments2023-08-04T10:18:38.636+01:00Comments on 3 Valleys Birding: MicrofungiPhil Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680592654618544656noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277409168431400444.post-56745703075651929582016-02-18T21:26:11.541+00:002016-02-18T21:26:11.541+00:00Well done on the Puccinia. Another you could try f...Well done on the Puccinia. Another you could try for is Leptosphaeria acuta, a tiny, but really distinctive microfungus which is almost ubiquitous on dead stems of stinging nettle at this time of year. I don't have a photo to post, but if you google it, you'll find lots. It is common enough to have acquired the common name 'Nettle Rash'. If you examine a dead nettle stem, you'll see the tiny black dots and a hand lens will reveal the globular black fruit bodies, with their distinctive beaks.Mark Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372785801699168219noreply@blogger.com