Cryptomyces maximus (commonly known as willow blister) is a species of fungus within the genus Cryptomyces.

Cryptomyces maximus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Cryptomycetaceae
Genus: Cryptomyces
Species:
C. maximus
Binomial name
Cryptomyces maximus

Cryptomyces maximus is the only species listed on The world's 100 most threatened species as being native to the British Isles.[1]

Climate

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Cyprotomyces Maximus is a species of fungus comes from willow species as discovered in Finland in 1913. It prefers to live in damp and humid environments such as swamps. They can be found in a variety of different climates also so it is not just bound to one. They prefer both alpine and mountainous areas, along with the lowlands of Germany and the UK.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Baillie, Jonathan E M; Ellen R Butcher (2012). Priceless or Worthless? (PDF). ZoolFlyway to wintering grounds in Indiaogical Society of London. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-900881-67-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.
  2. ^ Teppo, Rama (2016). "Cryptomyces maximus rediscovered in Finland after 99 years". Karstenia. 56 (1–2): 55-60. doi:10.29203/ka.2016.476.

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  1. ^ RÄMÄ, TEPPO (2016). "Cryptomyces maximus rediscovered in Finland after 99 years". Karstenia. 56 (1–2): 55–60. doi:10.29203/ka.2016.476.