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Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha Young Dead Man&#039;s Fingers with white tips (coating of asexual spores). As they mature, they will darken and turn black.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in clusters on buried, rotten wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128056/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html" title="Dead Man&#039;s Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/128056_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=usZcVzXZnT3Hm1tIGOvLAggW3Wk%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Dead Man&#039;s Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha Young Dead Man&#039;s Fingers with white tips (coating of asexual spores). As they mature, they will darken and turn black. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in clusters on buried, rotten wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128057/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html Dead Man&#039;s Fingers,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha,fungus,xylaria" /></a></figure> Dead Man's Fingers,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha Click/tap to enlarge

Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha

Young Dead Man's Fingers with white tips (coating of asexual spores). As they mature, they will darken and turn black.

Habitat: Growing in clusters on buried, rotten wood in a deciduous forest.

Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha Young Dead Man's Fingers with white tips (coating of asexual spores). As they mature, they will darken and turn black. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in clusters on buried, rotten wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128057/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html Dead Man's Fingers,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha,fungus,xylaria

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    What an amazing specimen Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! I'd love to find some truly creepy ones, like those shown in this link:
      https://www.allianceforthebay.org/2019/10/from-the-grave-dead-mans-fingers/       Posted 3 years ago

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The Dead Man's Fingers

"Xylaria polymorpha", commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a saprobic fungus. It is a common inhabitant of forest and woodland areas, usually growing from the bases of rotting or injured tree stumps and decaying wood.

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Uploaded Jan 16, 2022. Captured May 18, 2021 10:42 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm