| Phylum: Ascomycota | Class: Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: Taphrinales | Family: Taphrinaceae |
| Species: Taphrina betulina Rostr. | |
| Synonyms: |
Ascomyces turgidus Exoascus turgidus Taphrina betulae Taphrina turgida |
| Common Name: | Birch Besom |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (1) Betula pendula (1) Betula pubescens (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Built up area, domestic (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Other habitat (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: mixed (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Branch (1) Tree (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) February (1) April (7) May (1) July (1) August (1) October (6) November (1) |
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