Xylaria hypoxylon (L. ex Hook.) Greville. Geweihförmige Holzkeule, Xilaire du bois, Stag’s Horn or Candlesnuff Fungus. Fruit body 1–7cm high, subcylindric at first becoming flattened and branched into an antler-like shape, the upper branches powdered white, finally tipped black when mature, stalk black and hairy. Asci 100 x 8um. Spores black, bean-shaped, 11–14 x 5–6um. Habitat on dead wood. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.