Hazel Woodwart - Hypoxylon fuscum
Description
Small warty brown growths which stand proud on the bark of the host.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On dead wood, mainly of Hazel.
When to see it
All year round.
UK Status
Fairly common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
24 April 2014
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
11 April 2011
On Hazel
David Nicholls
Sheet Hedges Wood
10 December 2011
David Nicholls
Sheet Hedges Wood
10 December 2011
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hazel Woodwart
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Xylariales
- Family:
- Xylariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 49
- First record:
- 11/04/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 28/02/2025 (Hollingworth, Jane)
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