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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Daldinia concentricaPhotographer: © 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)
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)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (3)
Tree (3)
Dead Wood (2)
Fallen Tree (2)
Fruitbody (1)
Log (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
February (2)
April (2)
May (1)
July (3)
September (2)
October (4)
November (4)
December (3)