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Xylariaceae
The Xylariaceae are a family of mostly small ascomycetous fungi. It is one of the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes and is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are typically found on wood, seeds, fruits, or plant leaves, some even associated with insect nests. Most decay wood and many are plant pathogens.
One example of this family is King Alfred's Cake (Daldinia concentrica).
44 branches of this family, most-observed first
Xylaria
genusXylaria
Kretzschmaria
genusKretzschmaria
Rosellinia
genusRosellinia
Poronia
genusPoronia
Nemania
genusNemania
Hypocreodendron
genusHypocreodendron
Podosordaria
genusPodosordaria
Entoleuca
genusEntoleuca
Euepixylon
genusEuepixylon
Anthostomella
genusAnthostomella
Pyrenomyxa
genusPyrenomyxa
Hypocopra
genusHypocopra
Wawelia
genusWawelia
Rhopalostroma
genusRhopalostroma
Stilbohypoxylon
genusStilbohypoxylon
Engleromyces
genusEngleromyces
Chlorostroma
genusChlorostroma
Obolarina
genusObolarina
Barrmaelia
genusBarrmaelia
Leprieuria
genusLeprieuria
Dematophora
genusDematophora
Penzigia
genusPenzigia
Durotheca
genusDurotheca
Clypeosphaeria
genusClypeosphaeria
Astrocystis
genusAstrocystis
Nummularia
genusNummularia
Oligostoma
genusOligostoma
Virgaria
genusVirgaria
Kretzschmariella
genusKretzschmariella
Guestia
genusGuestia
Amphirosellinia
genusAmphirosellinia
Xylosphaera
genusXylosphaera
Ascotricha
genusAscotricha
Beltraniopsis
genusBeltraniopsis
Helicogermslita
genusHelicogermslita
Gyrocerus
genusGyrocerus
Pseudoanthostomella
genusPseudoanthostomella
Coprolepa
genusCoprolepa
Halorosellinia
genusHalorosellinia
Muscodor
genusMuscodor
Pidoplitchkoviella
genusPidoplitchkoviella
Linosporopsis
genusLinosporopsis
Adomia
genusAdomia
Xylocladium
genusXylocladium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48806.