👉 Astatochroa is a type of fungus that grows on wood, often in the form of a brownish-black or yellowish-black spore-producing colony, and which produces large, yellowish-black to red-brown colonies when it dies. It is commonly found in damp environments such as woods, old buildings, and other structures that have been previously decaying or decayed wood. Astatochroa can also be seen on trees and plants where it grows on the bark of trees