Coloured sporidia of this kind are common in xylaria and Hypoxylon, as well as in certain species of the section Superficiales.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
xylaria vaporaria has, in more than one instance, usurped the place of mushrooms.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
Other forms of Sclerotium are known, from one of which, found in a mushroom-bed, Mr. Currey developed xylaria vaporaria, B., by placing it on damp sand covered with a bell glass.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke