Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus (Persoon) Boidin    Synonyms: Ceramic Fungus.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Russulales   >   Family Stereaceae   >   Genus Xylobolus   

Description:

Small crust like appearance resembles pieces of ceramic.

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In our area, Ceramic Parchment is most often found on dead or decaying oaks.

There are 383 records in the project database.

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Ceramic Parchment (Xybololus frustulatus) found during the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013). Identified by Lance Biechele. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment (Xylobolus frustulatus) at Susquehanna SP, Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013). Verified by Lance Biechele. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Howard Co., Maryland (10/22/2018). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/16/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Carroll Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment (fruiting bodies) covering cut end of an oak log in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment growing in Howard Co., Maryland (2/23/2020). Verified by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/11/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/3/2016). Determined by Anne Looker. Photo by Max Wilson. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Carroll Co., Maryland (4/8/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/18/2018). (c) jeanbuckles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jeanbuckles via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/18/2018). (c) jeanbuckles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jeanbuckles via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Harford Co., Maryland (10/31/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) laurabankey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by laurabankey via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/17/2020). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/1/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/24/2019). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Washington Co., Maryland (2/8/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Ceramic Parchment in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/15/2018). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)


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