Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Diatrypaceae
Species: Diatrype disciformis (Hoffm.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Beech Barkspot Botwm Ffawydd Libertella disciformis Sphaeria disciformis Stromatosphaeria disciformis

Common Name:

Beech Barkspot

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On Beech, Fagus sylvatica

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (32) Quercus petraea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-poor (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Branch (16) Wood (5) Twig (4) Dead Branch (2) Fallen Twig (2) Dead Wood (1) Fallen Tree (1) Leaf Litter (1) Log (1) Soil (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) February (4) March (3) April (5) May (9) July (5) August (5) September (9) October (21) November (3) December (6)