Name:		Xylaria polymorpha Grev., (1824) page 355
Basionym:		Sphaeria polymorpha Pers.
Synonym(s):		Xylaria clavata (Scop.) H. Schrenk (1789) Xylosphaera polymorpha (Pers.) Dumort. (1822) Hypoxylon polymorphum (Pers.) Mont. (1840)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Xylaria Hill ex Schrank [Genus] Xylariaceae Tul. & C. Tul. [Family] Xylariales Nannf. [Order] Xylariomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subclass] Sordariomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Xylaria polymorpha subsp. pachystroma Sacc. Xylaria polymorpha subsp. polymorpha Xylaria polymorpha var. acrodactyla Nitschke Xylaria polymorpha var. acuminata Starbäck Xylaria polymorpha var. combinans Peck Xylaria polymorpha var. fastigiata Speg. Xylaria polymorpha var. hypoxylea Nitschke Xylaria polymorpha var. mentzeliana Tul. Xylaria polymorpha var. pistillaris Nitschke Xylaria polymorpha var. polymorpha Xylaria polymorpha var. spathulata Pers.
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 1: 309, xv+r015, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 9: 527, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 9: 539, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 12: 852, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 17: 622, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 20: 1158, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 22: 337
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (196 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]