Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales Family: Hypoxylaceae
Species: Daldinia vernicosa Ces. & De Not. non DC. & Lam.: Fr., 1815
Synonyms: Daldinia fissa
Gorse Cramp Ball
Sphaeria vernicosa
Common Name:


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Daldinia vernicosaPhotographer: © John McClean
On Gorse, Ulex europaeus
Photographer: © John McClean

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Ulex europaeus (8)
Ulex (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (1)
Boundaries: defunct hedge, species-poor (1)
Dry heath/acid grassland (1)
Maritime cliff and slope: crevice/ledge vegetation (1)
Scrub: scattered, neutral (1)
Wet heath/acid grassland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stem (3)
Branch (2)
Dead Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (5)
March (3)
April (1)
June (2)
August (2)
September (1)
November (4)
December (5)