Sighting 3377735
Sooty mould
Hughes, ACT
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| Sooty mould | Heino | 20 Jun 2017 | |
| Sooty mould | Heino | 20 Jun 2017 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 14 Jun 2017 |
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User's notes
Sooty mould (Ascomycete fungi). Very common and obvious problem on a range of native and exotic plants. The fungi grow on the secretion of various insects, in this case tiny white scale. The secretions attract ants (see first photo) who further spread the scale. Couldn't find an entry for sooty mould but there is probably one somewhere.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.097856-35.338950
- Altitude 625.4m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 13 Jun 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Fungal galls, other rusts, leaf spots, etc Other rusts, leaf spots, sooty moulds ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sooty mould
Species information
- Sooty mould Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 625.35m Recorded at altitude