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Dead Man's Fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
41.5867, -73.4118
Field Notes
Description:
Dead Man's Fingers are characterized by their elongated upright, clavate, or strap-like stromata poking up through the ground, which look like fingers. Color at first is a pale to bluish or purplish dust of conidia, except at the whitish tip. But, they eventually turn black overall. Fruiting body is 3-10 cm tall.
Habitat:
Growing directly on the edge of a trail in a deciduous, swampy forest.
Reference Links:
Xylaria polymorpha
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedJune 7, 2016
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