Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales Family: Graphostromataceae
Species: Biscogniauxia nummularia (Bull.) Kuntze
Synonyms: Beech Tarcrust
Cramen Du Ffawydd
Hypoxylon nummularium
Nummularia bulliardii
Sphaeria diffusa
Sphaeria nummularia
Common Name: Beech Tarcrust


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Biscogniauxia nummulariaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
On Beech, Fagus sylvatica
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (9)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (6)
Woodland and scrub (2)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Wood (4)
Branch (3)
Fallen Branch (1)
Log (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
February (1)
March (1)
April (2)
May (1)
September (2)
October (3)
November (2)