Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales Family: Cryptomycetaceae
Species: Cryptomyces maximus (Fr.) Rehm
Synonyms: Cryptomyces aureus
Cryptomyces wauchii
Rhytisma maximum
Sphaeria aurea
Common Name: Willow Blister


British Red Data List (2006): Vulnerable
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Cryptomyces maximus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Salix (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
September (2)