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Xylaria hypoxylon.
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| synonyms: Candlesnuff Fungus, Geweihförmige Holzkeule, Stag’s Horn, Szarvasagancsgomba, Xilaire du bois |
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| location: North America, Europe | | edibility: Inedible | | fungus colour: White to cream, 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 |
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Xylaria hypoxylon (L. ex Hook.) Greville. Geweihförmige Holzkeule, Xilaire du bois, Szarvasagancsgomba, 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. |
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Nikola Milosevic (Yugoslavia) - 04 March 2013
Find and photo taken 25th November 2012
Near Nis city,Serbia
Micological Society of Nis, Serbia
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Britney Wharton (United States) - 20 September 2010
September 1, 2010. Willamette Valley Oregon. Growing up from well-decayed hardwood debris in heavily tree's plot. I note that most descriptions of this that I have read talk about the spore surface being white to grey, and this is clearly a blue.
Thanks!
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amadej trnkoczy (Slovenia) - 05 January 2009
Xylaria hypoxylon
Date: Nov. 21. 2008
Lat.: 46.33171 Long.: 13.59068
Habitat: Rotten deciduous tree stump in mixed forest, shady and humid, precipitations >3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8 deg C, altitude 460 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.
Place: East of Bovec, East Julian Alps, Posocje, Slovenia EC
Photography Amadej Trnkoczy,
Nikon D70 / Nikorr Micro 105mm/f2.8
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 03 December 2008
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 03 December 2008
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 03 December 2008
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