Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales Family: Xylariaceae
Species: Xylaria longipes Nitschke
Synonyms: Bysedd Main y Meirw
Sphaeria corniformis
Xylaria hypoxylon var. longipes
Xylosphaera longipes
Common Name: Dead Moll's Fingers


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Xylaria longipes

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Acer pseudoplatanus (30)
Acer (21)
Acer campestre (5)
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Quercus (3)
Alnus glutinosa (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (15)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12)
Woodland (8)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (8)
Woodland: mixed (7)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (6)
Woodland: broadleaved (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Scrub (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Scrub: dense/continuous (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (29)
Dead Wood (12)
Log (6)
Wood (6)
Fallen Tree (5)
Stump (5)
Buried Wood (4)
Dead Branch (4)
Fallen Branch (1)
Fallen log (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Soil (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
February (2)
March (1)
April (2)
May (6)
June (4)
July (7)
August (14)
September (16)
October (22)
November (10)
December (2)