Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales	Family: Xylariaceae
Species: Xylaria carpophila (Pers.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Beechmast Candlesnuff Cyrn Gwyn Ffawydd Sphaeria carpophila Xylosphaera carpophila

Common Name:

Beechmast Candlesnuff

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On Beech husks

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (71) Ilex aquifolium (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (17) Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland (6) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (5) Woodland: broadleaved (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Scrub: dense/continuous (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Cupule (54) Cone (3) Fruitbody (3) Leaf Litter (2) Seed (2) Soil Leaves (2) Cupule, fallen (1) Dead Wood (1) Mast (1) Soil (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (8) February (6) March (7) April (7) May (10) June (6) July (12) August (11) September (14) October (19) November (8) December (9)