Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Corticiales Family: Corticiaceae
Species: Erythricium aurantiacum (Lasch) D. Hawksw. & A. Henrici
Synonyms: Illosporium aurantiacum
Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum
Marchandiomyces aurantiacus
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Erythricium aurantiacumPhotographer: © Chris Stretch
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Lichen (2)
Physcia tenella (2)
Physcia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (2)
Fallen Branch (1)
Lichen (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (3)
November (1)
December (1)