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Hickory candlesnuff fungus <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/27738/xylaria_oxyacanthae.html" title="Xylaria oxyacanthae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1590/27738_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UczdcE4tP0hgGArLp575FfBTB2k%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Xylaria oxyacanthae OK - this has got to be one of the weirder of the weird things I've come across. It's a fungus that only grows on the fallen seeds of hawthorn and hickory trees. I went back to this site and checked and indeed it is right below a hawthorn. The seeds get infected with the spores before they fall, but the fruiting bodies don't appear until the they've fallen and begun to decompose.<br />
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To tell the truth I don't even know what made me notice this… it doesn't look like much or stand out. It looks like little roots or twigs until you get your nose right down on it, but something did make me look closer. Geotagged,Seattle,Spring,United States,Xylaria oxyacanthae,fungus,hawthorn" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Hickory Candlesnuff Fungus,Spring,United States,Xylaria oxyacanthae

Hickory candlesnuff fungus

Xylaria oxyacanthae OK - this has got to be one of the weirder of the weird things I've come across. It's a fungus that only grows on the fallen seeds of hawthorn and hickory trees. I went back to this site and checked and indeed it is right below a hawthorn. The seeds get infected with the spores before they fall, but the fruiting bodies don't appear until the they've fallen and begun to decompose.<br />
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To tell the truth I don't even know what made me notice this… it doesn't look like much or stand out. It looks like little roots or twigs until you get your nose right down on it, but something did make me look closer. Geotagged,Seattle,Spring,United States,Xylaria oxyacanthae,fungus,hawthorn

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morpheme

Lion

found beneath the same Hawthorne tree as the last time. Interestingly, though there are number of Hawthornes in the area, only one tree appears to host this fungus. I didn't see any sign of it beneath the other trees. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I linked in your initial discovery of this species in the description, hope you don't mind. It's a lovely post, reading about your excitement when you first found it. Posted 3 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Really awesome shot! Posted 3 years ago

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The Hickory Candlesnuff Fungus

Xylaria oxyacanthae occurs in Europe and North America where it is found fruiting on seeds of species of Crataegus or Carya.

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Similar species: Xylariales

Species identified by morpheme

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Uploaded May 21, 2022. Captured May 20, 2022 14:27 in 2112 E Shelby St, Seattle, WA 98112, USA.

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