Xylaria cubensis

Xylaria cubensis

Xylaria cubensis (Montagne) Fries is a fungus in the genus Xylaria. It's anamorph has often been referred to as Xylocoremium flabelliforme.
Xylaria cubensis anamorphs Xylaria cubensis anamorphs on rotting wood at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.

Note: This species was previously known as Xylocoremium flabelliforme. Fungi,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria,Xylaria cubensis,anamorphs,fungus

Appearance

Stromata mostly brownish, bronze, or copper-coloured, becoming blackish with age. Surface more or less plane and smooth.
Ascospores dark brown, 8-10.5um long, with no apparent germ slit. Stromata 2-4cm long and 0.5-1cm thick
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References:

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http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=29326&Fields=All

https://virtualmycota.landcareresearch.co.nz/webforms/vM_Species_Details.aspx?pk=12540

Jack D. Rogers & Gary J. Samuels (1986) Ascomycetes of New Zealand 8. Xylaria. - New Zealand Journal of Botany, vol.24(4), pp.615-650.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0028825X.1986.10409947?needAccess=true#aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGFuZGZvbmxpbmUuY29tL2RvaS9wZGYvMTAuMTA4MC8wMDI4ODI1WC4xOTg2LjEwNDA5OTQ3P25lZWRBY2Nlc3M9dHJ1ZUBAQDA=
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassPezizomycetes
OrderXylariales
FamilyXylariaceae
GenusXylaria
SpeciesXylaria cubensis