Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Diaporthales Family: Valsaceae
Species: Valsa ambiens (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Cryptosporella populina
Cytospora ambiens
Cytospora germanica
Cytospora microstoma
Cytospora populina
Cytospora rhodophila
Euvalsa ambiens
Sphaeria diatrypa
Valsa betulina
Valsa diatrypa
Valsa germanica
Valsa microstoma
Valsa opulina
Valsa pauperata
Valsa populina
Valsa rhodophila
Valsa subseriata
Common Name:
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Valsa ambiens

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Malus (2)
Populus alba (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dead Twig (1)
Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
February (4)
March (1)
April (1)