Dead Man's Fingers

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.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

One of my fav fungi, still hoping to find one one day. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  I remember you saying that before, and I had completely forgotten about this older spotting that I had. They were so small, as you can tell from the dew, and I'm glad I found them. I hope to find some gnarly black ones this season. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Maybe I just want things out of reach. I think a lot of fungi depend on the state of the soil, and the areas where I live isn't great. Posted 7 years ago

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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Similar species: Xylariales

Species identified by Christine Young