Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales Family: Xylariaceae
Species: Hypoxylon rubiginosum (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Hypoxylon botrys
Hypoxylon decorticatum
Sphaeria botryosa
Sphaeria rubiginosa
Stromatosphaeria rubiginosa
Common Name: Rusty Woodwart


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Hypoxylon rubiginosum

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fraxinus excelsior (5)
Fagus sylvatica (3)
Populus alba (2)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Salix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dead Wood (3)
Log (3)
Branch (2)
Wood (2)
Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
February (2)
April (1)
August (4)
September (2)
October (4)
November (1)