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Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha 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 rotten wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82461/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html" title="Dead Man&#039;s Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/82461_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=p4mFyMlrzHmzN%2BVD53DM%2FI507Hk%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Dead Man&#039;s Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha 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 rotten wood in a deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82463/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82462/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha,dead man&#039;s fingers,fungus,xylaria" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82462/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html" title="Dead Man&#039;s Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/82462_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=OQNyacT4MClONMsaz8H%2BnMiBVDo%3D" width="112" height="152" alt="Dead Man&#039;s Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha 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 rotten wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82461/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82463/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html Dead Man&#039;s Fingers,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha" /></a></figure> Dead Man's Fingers,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha Click/tap to enlarge

Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha

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 rotten wood in a deciduous forest.

Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha 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 rotten wood in a deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82463/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82462/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha,dead man's fingers,fungus,xylaria

Dead Man's Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha 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 rotten wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82461/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82463/dead_mans_fingers_-_xylaria_polymorpha.html Dead Man's Fingers,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylaria polymorpha

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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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Similar species: Xylariales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 29, 2019. Captured May 31, 2019 10:58 in 5 Front St, Patterson, NY 12563, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm