Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Stereales Family: Peniophoraceae
Species: Peniophora cinerea (Pers.) Cooke
Synonyms: Corticium cinereum
Thelephora cinerea
Common Name:
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Peniophora cinerea

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (3)
Ligustrum ovalifolium (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (5)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Scrub: scattered (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, under planted (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fallen Branch (3)
Branch (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
April (1)
May (1)
September (2)
October (1)
November (5)