Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales Family: Corticiaceae
Species: Vuilleminia comedens (Nees) Maire
Synonyms: Corticium carlylei
Corticium comedens
Corticium nigrescens
Thelephora comedens
Common Name: Waxy Crust
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Vuilleminia comedens

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Prunus laurocerasus (1)
Quercus (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (1)
Dead Branch (1)
Fallen Branch (1)
Fallen Twig (1)
Log (1)
Twig (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
February (2)
March (3)
June (1)
August (1)
September (4)
October (4)
November (1)
December (5)