Rhytisma acerinum

Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales	Family: Rhytismataceae
Species: Rhytisma acerinum (Pers.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Melasmia acerina
Rhytisma pseudoplatani
Xyloma acerinum

Common Name:

Sycamore Tarspot




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Acer pseudoplatanus (77) Sycamore (10) Acer (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (26) Woodland: mixed (14) Woodland: mixed, plantation (9) Parkland and scattered trees (8) Built up area, domestic (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Small parks and city squares (6) Woodland (6) Woodland: broadleaved (6) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (5) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Scrub (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Acid grassland (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Coastland: grey dunes (1) Coastlands (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Sand-dune (1) Sand-dune: dune slack (1) Scrub: dense/continuous (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Leaf (107) Soil Leaves (4) Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) February (4) April (6) May (2) July (4) August (28) September (34) October (58) November (39) December (2)