Beech Tarcrust - Biscogniauxia nummularia
This is a black, shiny fungus which forms a crust.
The crust appears on dead Beech wood.
All year round
Quite uncommon in Britain.
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. May be under-recorded as Diatrype stigma is almost identical and is widely recorded on various woods, including Beech.
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
05 May 2005
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
12 November 2011
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Species profile
- Common names
- Beech Tarcrust
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Xylariales
- Family:
- Graphostromataceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 05/05/2005 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 18/03/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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