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King Alfred's Cakes

Daldinia concentrica

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 588, February 434, March 680, April 1,070, May 1,542, June 1,682, July 1,800, August 1,548, September 1,136, October 848, November 463, December 362.
United States13,299
Alaska12,152
United Kingdom3,946
England3,650
Canada295
Wales267
Ontario228
France174
New York141
Virginia107

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderXylariales
FamilyHypoxylaceae
GenusDaldinia

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