Bath Wildlife Sightings

Ascochyta violae (a Leaf-spot fungus) on Viola odorata (Sweet Violet), Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, ST7562

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Ascochyta violae (a Leaf-spot fungus), Viola odorata Linnaeus (Sweet Violet)

Evidence

Quantity

Large patch of plants affected

Locality

Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath

Habitat

Beside a track (Bramble Way)

Environmental Conditions

Grid Reference

ST754624

Other Information

Plants growing at the base of a house wall so probably a cultivated variety. This fungus commonly affects Sweet Violets at the end of summer. Affected parts of leaves often drop out leaving holes.

Recorded by

Rob Randall

Identified by

Rob Randall