24/Aug/24, 4:35 PM
Kloostrimetsa, Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Moist alder-hazel-birch forest, on hazel dead branch
59°28'13.8"N 24°52'38.1"E
🔆 Overcast, forest shade
Original Instagram postHypoxylon fuscum
hazel woodwart
- Scientific identification
- Hypoxylon fuscum (Pers.) Fr.
- Family
- Xylariaceae
- Class
- Sordariomycetes
- Genus
- Hypoxylon
Names across languages
- English: hazel woodwart
- German: Rotbraune Kohlenbeere
- Finnish: Lepänsyylä
- Estonian: Pruun padjandsüsik
- Russian: Гипоксилон бурый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-24.
Hymenium
N/A
Cap
N/A
Hymenium Attachment
N/A
Stipe
N/A
Spore print
Spore print dark brown to black
Ecology
Saprobic, primarily found on dead or dying wood of hazel species (sometimes found on other hardwood species), contributes to wood decay and is commonly found on fallen branches and dead trunks in forests and woodland areas
Edibility
Inedible.
Odour
No odour
Microscopy
Spores ellipsoid to fusiform, 8–12 x 3.5–5 µm, smooth, and feature a distinct germ slit that runs the length of the spore, perithecia are embedded within a dark brown to black stromatic tissue, which forms irregular crusts on the surface of the host wood
Overview
Common ascomycete fungus primarily found on the dead or dying wood of hazel tree. The fungus produces dark brown to black, cushion-like stromata that form irregular crusts on the surface of the wood. These stromata house the perithecia, from which the dark, smooth spores are released
1849). Summa Veg. Scand., Sectio Post. (Stockholm): 384.
Field encounters
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