King Alfred’s cakes (a.k.a. coal fungus or cramp balls) by the Thames in Marlow. (Daldinia concentrica Family: Xylariaceae).

Gisteren deze geweizwam (Xylaria hypoxylon) gespot op Landgoed Schothorst.

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First time finding Xylaria polymorpha, dead mans finger fungus #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #fungi

Xylaria hypoxylon is a species of bioluminescent fungus in the family Xylariaceae.[NB 1] It is known by a variety of common names, such as the candlestick fungus, the candlesnuff fungus, carbon antlers,[2] or the stag's horn fungus. (Wikipedia) (а фото моє)

Weird black fungus growing in the garden. Ugly but beautiful at the same time. According to the plant finder app it is called Xylariaceae.

Researchers uncover two novel Sordariomycetes species from woody litter in Northern Thailand.

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The jelly/wood ears were on a stump at the end of our street! #fungifriends 🍄

Two new species of Xylaria (Xylariaceae, Ascomycota) associated with fallen leaves in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, China https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39817153/

Xylaria hypoxylon (du préfixe grec hypo- sous, presque et de xýlon bois : presque boisé, en raison de sa consistance.
(Galium - Balansia, Clavaria, Xylaria)
Xylaria (du grec xýlon bois : pour le substrat de croissance constitué de bois en décomposition.
[Xylariaceae])

Harvey Smith https://bionomia.net/Q79369448 collected the holotype XYLARIACEAE: Rosellinia hughesii L.E. Petrini in New Zealand https://gbif.org/occurrence/1135732757 #TypeSpecimenToday

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The immense abundance of unidentified features evidences the vast chemical diversity within Xylariaceae yet to be characterized.

New distribution records and taxonomic studies of ascomycetous fungi Xylaria and Daldinia (Ascomycota: Xylariales: Xylariaceae) in Karnataka, India

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Propagation of [D1,2]-type spliceosomal twin introns
(stwintrons) in Hypoxylaceae and Xylariaceae fungi

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#Xylariaceae
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New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: Two new species of Xylaria (Xylariaceae, Ascomycota) associated with fallen leaves in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, China (4 species occurrences) https://www.gbif.org/dataset/17eeeb61-e346-4eb6-8a6d-09881b7af606

King Alfred's Cakes seen in Fore Wood, Crowhurst, East Sussex - so called because of the legend that Alfred was dreaming and let the hearth bake overcook. However, these black lumps also know as coal fungus, carbon fungus & cramp balls, have the scientific name: Daldinia concentrica (Xylariaceae).

Two new species of Xylaria (Xylariaceae, Ascomycota) associated with fallen leaves in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, China https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39817153/

Multi-Gene Phylogenetic Analyses Reveals Heteroxylaria Gen. Nov. and New Contributions to Xylariaceae (Ascomycota) from China https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39330405/

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the white root rot pathogen Dematophora necatrix (Xylariaceae: Xylariales) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39286473/