Hypoxylon fuscum (Pers.) Fr.
(Hazel Woodwart)

Interactions where Hypoxylon fuscum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead branch			Alnus	alders	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/	Alnus	alders		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead log			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	log		Minor		(2-5)
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead branch			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph infects and damages live branch			Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels		live	branch		Major		(2-5)
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels		dead	branch		Major		(2-5)
stroma (hemispherical)		hemispherical stroma infects and damages live branch			Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart		hemispherical		stroma	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels		live	branch		Major		(2-5)
stroma (thin, widely effused)		thin, widely effused stroma is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch			Corylus	hazels	Fagales: Betulaceae	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart		thin, widely effused		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/	Corylus	hazels		dead, decorticate	branch		Major		(2-5)
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead branch			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
Nodulisporium anamorph		Nodulisporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch			Prunus padus	Bird Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				Nodulisporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus padus/	Prunus padus	bird cherry		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)
stroma		stroma is saprobic on dead branch			Prunus padus	Bird Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon fuscum/	Hypoxylon fuscum	hazel woodwart				stroma	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus padus/	Prunus padus	bird cherry		dead	branch		Minor		(2-5)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anderson, R., 2008	Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies	Field Mycology Vol 9 (2): 41-48.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)
Genus	Hypoxylon (woodwart fungi)
Family	XYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
Order	XYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hypoxylon fuscum is also a member of:
Pyrenomycetes - charcoal fungi (via Sordariomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Ainsworth, M.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Some British Alder-associated wood-inhabiting fungi	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 10-15.

Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypoxylon fuscum (Hazel Woodwart):

Hypoxylon
(woodwart fungi)

XYLARIACEAE
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pyrenomycetes
(charcoal fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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