VU — Vulnerable

King Alfred's Cakes

Daldinia concentrica

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daldinia_concentrica

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Sordariomycetes

Order

Xylariales

Family

Hypoxylaceae

Genus

Daldinia

King Alfred's Cakes belongs to the family Hypoxylaceae, order Xylariales, within the Sordariomycetes class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/king-alfreds-cakes

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