It appears to live in the same places as S. chartarum although with more frequency, as it is able to grow under the same humidity range as Alternaria.

Conidia are solitary or in chains of 2–10, obovoid to short ellipsoidal, 18–38 x 11–20 um[clarification needed], with 1–5 (commonly 3) transfers and 1–5 longitudinal or oblique septa, medium brown to olivaceous, smooth walled or verrucose, base conical at first (becoming round with age), apex broadly rounded before "false beak" production.

Good sporulation can be obtained by growing cultures on potato-carrot or hay-infusion agar under near-UV (black) light.

[5] Cellulase activities of U. chartarum were found to be influenced by the mode of incubation as well as by the age of the fungal culture.

[6] U. chartarum has been reported in Canada, Europe (Great Britain), India, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

It has been isolated from soil, dung, emulsion paint, grasses, fibers, wood, paper, and fibres.

[7] This fungus causes leaf spots under natural conditions and also following artificial inoculation of unwounded attached leaves.

[8] In vitro activity of amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ravuconazole and terbinafine against the clinical isolate is shown.

[9] It and other fungal species could find a favourable environment to grow invasively unnoticed in the depth of surfaces containing very small amount of substrate, posing a risk factor for biodegradation of structural components, as well as a direct threat for crew health.