Hypoxylon fuscum (Pers.) Fr.
(Hazel Woodwart)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
GenusHypoxylon (woodwart fungi)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart) :
1: Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
on dead branch on Hazel tree
Image 1: Stroma - close-upImage 2: Stroma - enlargedImage 3: Stroma - highly enlargedImage 4: Stroma - sectioned - highly enlargedImage 5: Stroma - sectioned - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Asci - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Asci - microscope low magnification (2)Image 8: Ascospore in ascus - highly magnifiedImage 9: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Ascus tips showing apical apparatus - highly magnified
2: Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
21 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen Alder branch
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies (4)Image 5: Fruitbody - VSImage 6: Asci - magnifiedImage 7: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 8: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Ascus - magnified
3: Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
1 Jun 1975 OSGR: SE88 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
On Hazel
Image 1: Fruitbody - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2010 Alder Carr Fungi - Some British Alder-associated wood-inhabiting fungi Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 10-15.

Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
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