Xylaria polymorpha

Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Xylariaceae
Species: Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev.

Synonyms:

Xylaria polymorpha var. pistillaris
Xylosphaera polymorpha

Common Name:

Dead Man's Fingers




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (17) Acer pseudoplatanus (6) Quercus (6) Corylus avellana (5) Alnus glutinosa (3) Quercus petraea (2) Salix cinerea (2) Sambucus nigra (2) Beech (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Picea sitchensis (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1) Salix (1) Salix caprea (1) Ulmus glabra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (21) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14) Woodland: mixed, plantation (7) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Woodland (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Dead Wood (27) Stump (15) Branch (14) Wood (7) Dead Branch (5) Fallen Branch (4) Fallen log (3) Log (3) Fallen Tree (1) Root (1) Rotting Wood (1) Tree (1) Twig (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) February (7) March (2) April (6) May (1) June (1) July (6) August (11) September (32) October (35) November (16) December (3)