Hypoxylon fragiforme

Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Xylariaceae
Species: Hypoxylon fragiforme (Scop.) J. Kickx f.

Synonyms:

Hypoxylon argillaceum
Hypoxylon coccineum
Hypoxylon majusculum
Sphaeria argillacea
Xylaria coccineum

Common Name:

Beech Woodwart




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (36) Beech (7) Corylus avellana (5) Betula pubescens (2) Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: mixed (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-poor (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Fallen Branch (16) Dead Wood (9) Branch (8) Dead Branch (5) Tree (5) Cut Trunk (4) Fallen Tree (4) Wood (3) Bark (2) Log (2) Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) February (12) March (5) April (14) May (8) June (5) July (11) August (6) September (13) October (19) November (12) December (1)