BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev., 1824 (Dead Man’s Fingers)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Xylaria polymorpha	Fruitbody	7 October 2001	East Gloucestershire	England	2

Suggested Literature

Xylaria polymorpha may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Xylaria polymorpha is associated with:

	stroma	Acer - maples (Aceraceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on dead branch		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Acer - maples (Aceraceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on dead stump		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on wood		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stroma	Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on dead branch		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on dead stump		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on dead branch		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae)	erect stroma is saprobic on dead stump		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees	erect stroma is saprobic on dead stump		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]
	stroma	Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees	erect stroma is saprobic on dead branch		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [fruiting about soil level]

Associated with Xylaria polymorpha:

stroma

stroma is parasitised by colony of Calcarisporium anamorph

Calcarisporium arbuscula - an anamorphic fungus

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Xylaria polymorpha may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References