Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Taphrinomycetes
Order: Taphrinales	Family: Taphrinaceae
Species: Taphrina alni (Berk. & Broome) Gjaerum

Synonyms:

Ascomyces alni Ascomyces alnitorquus Exoascus alni-incanae Exoascus alnitorquus Tafod Gwern (Chwydd) Taphrina alni-incanae Taphrina alni-incani Taphrina alnitorqua Taphrina amentorum

Common Name:

Alder Tongue

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On Alder, Alnus glutinosa

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Alnus glutinosa (25) Alnus (5) Alnus cordata (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Marginal/inundation: marginal (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Rowan-birch woods (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Cone (11) Catkin Female (5) Leaf (2) Cupule (1) Fruit (1) Petiole (1) Tree (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) March (2) May (1) July (4) August (7) September (12) October (13) November (2)