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Carbon Antlers

Xylaria sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

looks like mini white deer antlers on top of a single stem

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this in Algonquin Provincial park. I've seen dead man's fingers quite a few times, but never a specimen so multibranched as this.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

I usually just call the fat ones "dead man's fingers", and the skinny ones "carbon antlers" or "candlestick fungus", with the former reserved for branched specimens. I have no idea on your broccoli fungus, but would be thrilled to know. The coral I believe you have identified to genus correctly, but is another group that requires microscopic features. It can sometimes be narrowed down using mycorrhizal associations.
Thanks chester. Seems they are quite tough to get to the species level. I'll update this just to the genus. Any idea on a common name? Can you take a look at these 2 spottings of mine when you have time, thanks! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/80886027 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/81286002
It is in the Xylaria genus, though not X. polymorpha, species most commonly called "dead man's fingers". I hesitate to label Xylaria to species, here is a link that provides explanation, http://www.mushroomexpert.com/xylaria.html

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