Rogers Mushrooms - Xylaria carpophila Mushroom


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

synonyms: Kleiner Holzkeule

Ref No: 9671
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location: Europe

edibility: Inedible

fungus colour: Black or blackish

normal size: Less than 5cm

cap type: Other

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on plant material/manure

Xylaria carpophila (Pers.) Fr. Kleiner Holzkeule. Similar to X. hypoxylon but generally much more slender. Habitat on old, rotting beech masts. Season all year. Occasional. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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David Edington (United Kingdom) - 18 November 2009 Bowdown Wood, Newbury, Berkshire UK - 18 Nov 2009

Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 03 November 2008 Próchnilce on fruit buka.Gdañsk Poland

Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 03 November 2008 Próchnilce on fruit buka.Gdañsk Poland

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