AuthorBlackwell, E.
Year2004
TitleSome Hints on Identifying Wood in the Field
TypePaper
SourceField Mycology Vol 5 (1): 17-21.
IllustrationsLine drawing of wood structure
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Introduction to the structure and identification of dead wood. It includes a key to common British hardwoods for use in the field.

Although written for mycologists wanting to identify fungal substrates, it provides a good starting point for learning to identify dead wood.

Examine in the Hand ( with x15 or x20 hand lens is also useful)
Specimen Preparationat least two years old twig, snapped to show end grain

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrent[Broadleaved trees]broadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesPlantae
For identificationCurrent[Trees]broadleaved and coniferous treesPlantae
CurrentFUNGItrue fungi
Current[Fungi s.l.]fungi (in the broad sense)
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