Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Xylariaceae
Species: Daldinia concentrica (Bolton) Ces. & De Not.

Synonyms:

Hypoxylon concentricum Sphaeria concentrica Sphaeria fraxinea Stromatosphaeria concentrica

Common Name:

Cramp Balls

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fraxinus excelsior (7) Fagus sylvatica (6) Betula pubescens (4) Sorbus aucuparia (1) Ulex europaeus (1) Quercus (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Betula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-poor (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Mire: lowland raised bog, bare peat (1) Mire: lowland raised bog, bog vegetation with Sphagnum (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Strandline vegetation (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (6) Dead Wood (3) Stump (3) Fallen Tree (2) Wood (2) Branch (1) Fallen Branch (1) Fruitbody (1) Log (1) Standing Dead Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) February (3) March (4) April (3) May (2) July (3) August (1) September (3) October (4) November (5) December (2)