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

Synonyms:

Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon argillaceum Hypoxylon coccineum Hypoxylon majusculum Lycoperdon variolosum Sphaeria argillacea Sphaeria fragiformis Sphaeria tuberculosa Stromatosphaeria fragiformis Valsa fragiformis Xylaria coccineum

Common Name:

Beech Woodwart

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On Beech, Fagus sylvatica

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (123) Corylus avellana (6) Betula pubescens (2) Betula (2) Fraxinus (1) Quercus petraea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (25) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (17) Woodland: mixed, plantation (12) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (9) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland (7) Woodland: mixed (7) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-poor (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Branch (51) Wood (22) Log (19) Dead Wood (10) Tree (7) Dead Branch (5) Fallen Tree (5) Cut Trunk (4) Fallen Branch (4) Fallen log (2) Twig (2) Bark (1) Soil (1) Standing Dead Tree (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (10) February (9) March (6) April (20) May (11) June (9) July (11) August (23) September (32) October (39) November (16) December (2)