| Phylum: Ascomycota | Class: Ascomycetes |
| Order: Xylariales | Family: Xylariaceae |
| Species: Daldinia concentrica (Bolton) Ces. & De Not. | |
| Synonyms: |
Sphaeria concentrica |
| Common Name: | Cramp Balls |
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Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula pubescens (4) Fagus sylvatica (3) Betula (2) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Daldinia concentrica (1) Sorbus aucuparia (1) Ulex europaeus (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Mire: lowland raised bog, bare peat (1) Mire: lowland raised bog, bog vegetation with Sphagnum (1) Strandline vegetation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (3) Tree (3) Dead Wood (2) Fallen Tree (2) Fruitbody (1) Log (1) Soil Mossy (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) February (2) April (2) May (1) July (3) September (2) October (4) November (4) December (3) |
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