dead man's fingers?

done with pleasure. love to annoy people with my suggestion.till the next time. when you find an unknown fungi, i will look at them. (no for sure, if i know them, but i will learn) greetings from nl

i had already seen this spotting and believe it or not, but i had this site as favorite in my browser-toolbar,to comment on it later, (but honestly i almost forgot). i got suspicious about this one a " xylaria". they doesn't stand really next to each other as the most "xylaria" done, when i spottet them. just now have research a little bit and found this : ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=18&gs_id=21&xhr=t&q=american+cordyceps&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1264&bih=665&wrapid=tljp1319656195382034&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Cordyceps+sinensis.+Aloha+Medicinals+is+a+modern+&oq=Cordyceps+sinensis.+Aloha+Medicinals+is+a+modern+&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=20019l20019l3l21167l1l1l0l0l0l0l125l125l0.1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=abc994a487fcada4&biw=1264&bih=665 ) , {1th picture} do you see the little point on the top, yours just get to grow one. i guess it could also be an cordyceps. then take a look at the american "cordyceps sinensis- the real caterpillar fungus" --> ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=18&gs_id=21&xhr=t&q=american+cordyceps&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1264&bih=665&wrapid=tljp1319656195382034&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Cordyceps+sinensis&oq=Cordyceps+sinensis&aq=f&aqi=g1g-S9&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=497738l497738l5l498608l1l1l0l0l0l0l266l266l2-1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=abc994a487fcada4&biw=1264&bih=665 ). really sure,can you only be, when you excavate them. BUT make sure you don't dig up the only specimen there, i had looked for others (there were 5), then i had unearth carefully (<-- very) the choosen specimen (2 standing together) and refilled the hole and covered it up, so the fungus can live/spread further unharmed/undisturbed. aslo make sure they are dont endangerd as species, dont give all information about the place!! hope to be helpfull, good luck