Elder Whitewash

Xylodon sambuci (Pers.) Ţura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin

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Xylodon sambuci — Malcolm Storey

Xylodon sambuci is a species of fungus in the family Schizoporaceae, also known as Lyomyces sambuci or Elder Whitewash. It is commonly found on decaying wood, not just elder, and is widely distributed across various regions

Spore Print
Season
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Native

Distribution

Widespread and common everywhere

Habitat

On living or dead branches of a wide variety of deciduous trees, primarily Sambucus (Elder).

Associates

Sambucus

Fruiting Body

Forming a thin white crust which resembles white paint and can be many centimetres across, tightly bound to the substrate. Surface is smooth to slightly warty or lumpy. Often minutely cracked when dried out.

Colour
Surface Smooth, Warty

Spores

With 1-3 internal drops

Colour
Type inamyloid
Shape Ovate
Ornamentation Smooth
Size 5-6 x 3.5-4.5 μm

Microscopic Features

Leptocystidia are cylindric with a swollen apex, with 1-2 septa and clamp connections, usually encrusted in crystals. Hyphae usually encrusted with crystals and clamp connections

Confirmed
Unconfirmed

Classification

  • ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
  • ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
  • ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
  • ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
  • ↳ Order: Hymenochaetales
  • ↳ Family: Schizoporaceae
  • ↳ Genus: Xylodon

Source: UKSI via NBN Atlas

Synonyms

  • Corticium chrysanthemi Plowr.
  • Corticium sambuci Pers.
  • Corticium serum (Pers.) Fr.
  • Hyphoderma sambuci (Pers.)
  • Hyphoderma sambuci (Pers.) Jülich
  • Hyphodontia sambuci (Pers.) Erikss.
  • Hyphodontia sambuci (Pers.) J. Erikss.
  • Lyomyces sambuci (Pers. ex Fr.) P. Karsten
  • Lyomyces sambuci (Pers.) P. Karst.
  • Lyomyces sambuci var. angustispora Watling ined.
  • Peniophora chrysanthemi (Plowr.) W.G. Sm.
  • Peniophora sambuci (Pers.) Burt
  • Peniophora sambuci (Pers.) Burt.
  • Rogersella sambuci (Pers.) Liberta & A.J. Navas
  • Rogersella sambuci (Pers.) Liberta & Navas
  • Thelephora calcea var. sambuci (Pers.) Pers.
  • Thelephora calcea γ sambuci (Pers.) Pers.
  • Thelephora cretacea Fr.
  • Thelephora sambuci (Pers.) Pers.
  • Thelephora sera Pers.
  • Xylodon sambuci (Pers.) Tura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin

Source: UKSI via NBN Atlas

Reference Sources

T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 2. Princeton University Press.

G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.

BMS English Names for Fungi

Genus Xylodon

No other species found in this genus.

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