Hypoxylon fragiforme (Pers.) J. Kickx f.
(Beech Woodwart)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypoxylon fragiforme (Beech 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 fragiforme (Beech Woodwart) :
1: Hypoxylon fragiforme (Beech Woodwart)
7 Oct 2007 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Fruitbodies on fallen Beech twig
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - highly enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - LS - highly enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - surface - magnifiedImage 6: Asci - magnifiedImage 7: Asci - magnified (2)Image 8: Ascospores from superficial deposit - magnifiedImage 9: Ascospores from superficial deposit - highly magnifiedImage 10: Ascospores from superficial deposit - highly magnified (2)Image 11: Ascospores in asci - highly magnifiedImage 12: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 13: Asocspores and ascus tip - highly magnified
2: Hypoxylon fragiforme (Beech Woodwart)
26 Oct 1974 OSGR: SU96 51° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
On dead Beech log
Image 1: Fruitbodies

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Whalley, A.J.S. 1987 Profiles of Fungi No. 1: Hypoxylon fragiforme Mycologist Vol 01 (1): 18.

Hypoxylon fragiforme (Beech 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 fragiforme (Beech Woodwart)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypoxylon fragiforme (Beech Woodwart)
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