Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales Family: Hypocreaceae
Species: Hypocrea rufa (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Hypocrea contorta
Hypocrea rufa var. rufa
Sphaeria contorta
Sphaeria rufa
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Hypocrea rufa

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (2)
Acer pseudoplatanus (2)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Acer (1)
Pinus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Bark (2)
Wood (2)
Log (1)
Stump (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (1)
August (1)
September (3)
October (2)
November (1)
December (3)