Type genus of Xylariaceae

• Fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata

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Xylaria is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood . The name comes from the Greek xýlon meaning wood (see xylem ). Two of the common species of the genus are Xylaria hypoxylon and Xylaria polymorpha . Xylaria hypoxylon , known ...