Diatrypella quercina
Description
The black rough cushion shaped fruiting bodies are 2 to 4 mm across.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On dead oak branches.
When to see it
All year round.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent, particularly in the southern half of Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Swithland Wood
11 November 2012
on Oak
David Nicholls
Groby
21 March 2014
David Nicholls
Groby
21 March 2014
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
28 February 2022
on Oak
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Species profile
- Common names
- Oak Blackhead
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Xylariales
- Family:
- Diatrypaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 11/11/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 28/02/2022 (Calow, Graham)
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