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Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,370
edited May 2022 in Plants
This is growing on my mum's lawn, some kind of fungal/lichen thing?
Any ideas please knowledge bank? 

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  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,159
    Could be snow mould, a fungus.
    Was there any shrub/trees previously growing there but cut down/died?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,720
    edited May 2022
    That’s  Dog Lichen 
    more info here 
    https://www.gardenseeker.com/lawn-care/pests-diseases/dog-lichen/ 

    NB I chose that link because it’s a good photo. I know nothing about the company. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,370
    Thank you! Definitely Dog Lichen.
    It makes sense as there are lots of old mines under the gardens, so odd things do appear. 👍
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