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Xylaria polymorpha.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

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  • synonyms: Dead Man’s Fingers, Vielgestaltige Holzkeule, Xilaire polymorphe
    Xylaria polymorpha Mushroom
    Ref No: 9675
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    Xylaria polymorpha2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 9676
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    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett 2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 19923
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    location: North America, Europe
    edibility: Inedible
    fungus colour: Black or blackish
    normal size: 5-15cm
    cap type: Other
    stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
    spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
    habitat: Grows on wood

    Xylaria polymorpha (Pers. ex Mérat) Greville. Vielgestaltige Holzkeule Xilaire polymorphe, Dead Man’s Fingers. Fruit body 3–8cm high, 1–3cm wide, irregularly club-shaped passing into a short cylindrical stalk below, black with a finely wrinkled or roughened surface. Flesh tough, white; the section shows the distinctive pattern of the spore-producing cavities, the perithecia, just below the surface crust. Asci 200 x 10um. Spores blackish, fusiform, 20–32 x 5–9um. Habitat in groups on stumps, usually beech. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. The two super latest shots were sent to me by David Tuckett. Thanks David.

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    Slobodan Nikolic (Yugoslavia) - 08 April 2024

    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett
    Chris Cooper (United Kingdom) - 29 September 2024

    This is the final image. I've cut a lump off and cut it in three. Still smells of creamy mushroom soup! Must go to the shop and buy some.
    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett
    Chris Cooper (United Kingdom) - 29 September 2024

    This is a closer picture of the one I uploaded earlier. I wanted to show where it was growing. Not sure what is under it as we only moved into this house 6 months ago and its go a large overgrown garden.
    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett
    Thomas of Baltimore City (United States) - 27 February 2024

    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett
    Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2024

    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett
    Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2024

    Xylaria polymorpha  David Tuckett
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