Scrophularia nodosa (Common Figwort) is common enough locally and grows in my garden as a weed. It does not spread too much and I am always happy to let a few specimens flourish. A while back I noticed that last year’s capsules had small black dots on them and a few days ago I took some images and sent them to Bruce who tells me it is Didymella commanipula. He says it supposed to common though he has never seen it. There are only two records on NBN and seven on FRDBI (Fungal Records Database of Britain & Ireland) with none from Scotland on either database. If it is common it appears to be massively under-recorded.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL Didymella commanipulaCAMERA
OLYMPUSDidymella commanipula DIGITAL CAMERA
Tags: Fungi
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles 
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