Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales Family: Helotiaceae
Species: Hymenoscyphus fagineus (Pers.) Dennis
Synonyms: Helotium fagineum
Ombrophila faginea
Peziza faginea
Phaeohelotium fagineum
Common Name:


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Hymenoscyphus fagineusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
On Beech, Fagus sylvatica
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (14)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Woodland and scrub (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Cupule (12)
Fruitbody (1)
Nut (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
August (1)
September (1)
October (11)
November (3)