Latin Name:
Laetisaria fuciformis and Limonomyces roseipellis
Category:
Turf Diseases
Habitat & Timing:
Common on swards of low fertility, especially late summer and autumn; Fescues and Ryegrass particularly susceptible
Description:
Now thought to be a ‘complex’ involving two species; Laetisaria fuciformis produces red needles attached to leaf; Limonomyces roseipellis produces pink mycelium in morning dew
Symptoms:
Poorly defined patches of bleached grass
