Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum (Lév.) Y.M.Ju, J.D.Rogers & H.M.Hsieh is a fungus in the Hypoxylaceae family, order Xylariales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum (Lév.) Y.M.Ju, J.D.Rogers & H.M.Hsieh (Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum (Lév.) Y.M.Ju, J.D.Rogers & H.M.Hsieh)
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Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum (Lév.) Y.M.Ju, J.D.Rogers & H.M.Hsieh

Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum (Lév.) Y.M.Ju, J.D.Rogers & H.M.Hsieh

Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum is a fungus that grows on decaying hardwood bark, found mainly in parts of the US and Mexico.

Family
Genus
Annulohypoxylon
Order
Xylariales
Class
Sordariomycetes

About Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum (Lév.) Y.M.Ju, J.D.Rogers & H.M.Hsieh

Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum grows on the bark of decaying hardwood trees. Its fruiting body is sessile, and measures 1 to 5 centimetres (1⁄2 to 2 inches) wide. The surface of the fruiting body is dark brown or black, with a rough texture caused by a high density of perithecia. This fungus is most commonly distributed along the United States West Coast, the eastern United States, and Mexico.

Photo: (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Sordariomycetes Xylariales Hypoxylaceae Annulohypoxylon

More from Hypoxylaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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