Encoelia furfuracea (Roth) P. Karst.
(Spring Hazelcup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEncoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup)
GenusEncoelia (a genus of discomycete fungi)
FamilySCLEROTINIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup) :
1: Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup)
15 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on hazel coppice, 2m up
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies on HazelImage 4: Fruitbodies on Hazel (2)Image 5: Side viewImage 6: Under surfaceImage 7: Under surface (2)Image 8: Under surface (3)Image 9: Young fruitbodiesImage 10: Young fruitbodies erupting through bark
2: Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup)
3 Nov 1974 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Hazel
Image 1: Apothecia - oldImage 2: Apothecia - old (2)Image 3: Apothecia - youngImage 4: Apothecium - oldImage 5: Apothecia - enlargedImage 6: Apothecia - enlarged (2)Image 7: Apothecia - enlarged (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Robinson, K. 2010 Alder Carr Fungi - Microfungi on Alder Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 23-24.
Weightman, J. 2000 A Winter’s Trail Field Mycology Vol 1 (1): 9.

Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup)
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