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0 0 Xylaria polymorpha

Xylaria polymorpha

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Definitely not young. They where quite hard. Possibly

0 0 Vielgestaltige Holzkeule

Vielgestaltige Holzkeule

by RayJakobBayern, Germany

1 2 Houtknotszwam (Xylaria polymorpha)

Houtknotszwam (Xylaria polymorpha)

by MatthijsZoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

0 0 dead man's fingers

dead man's fingers

by AlexKonigKerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

Xylaria

0 0 Dead man's fingers

Dead man's fingers

by PochempieHessen, Germany

0 6 Xylaria polymorpha

Xylaria polymorpha

by MelissaZSchaumburg, Illinois, USA

0 0 Xylaria polymorpha

Xylaria polymorpha

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Kind of looks like dead man's fingers but never seen them this color or this ...

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by SarangBhandMaharashtra, India

This fungus grows on rotting or injured roots of trees or decaying wood.

1 1 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by ChiefRedEarthKerala, India

0 1 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by VivBraznell

Fungi. Black rubbery stalks. 1-1.5" high growing out of the ground

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by CynthiaMHoriMichigan, USA

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers Mushrooms

Dead Man's Fingers Mushrooms

by JVMPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

1 3 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by joa.jvmPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by ScottRasmussenMassachusetts, USA

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by wijnandr93Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers/Houtknotszwam

Dead Man's Fingers/Houtknotszwam

by TheMiesMeisterDen Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

1 1 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by JVMPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

0 2 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by ChristianeNew South Wales, Australia

1 2 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by LindaKing2Tennessee, USA

1 2 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by LindaKing2Tennessee, USA

1 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by Lenny2Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru

4 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by svasteriasWest Virginia, USA

Temperate, deciduous forest.

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by drew93Independence, Kentucky, USA

1 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by PochempieZuid-Holland, Netherlands

1 0 Dead man's fingers

Dead man's fingers

by PochempieZuid-Holland, Netherlands

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by jodydfArkansas, USA

Woods in central Arkansas.

1 0 Dead man's fingers

Dead man's fingers

by PochempieLansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

2 1 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Tough, black fruiting bodies that were covered in whitish dust of conidia. ...

0 1 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Dead Man's Fingers Xylaria

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by mdinsyAsheville, North Carolina, USA

Rubbery gray-blue-black nubs

2 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Tentative identification. These may be young specimens. Small, finger-like ...

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by elaphrusWest Virginia, USA

The later stages.

1 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

Growing from base of uprooted oak

4 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by RexFantasticGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

A few centimeters long, found growing surrounding a stump.

2 2 Dead Man's Finger

Dead Man's Finger

by dandoucetteJawa Tengah, Indonesia

' Polymorpha means “many forms.” As its ...

2 0 Dead Man's Fingers (!)

Dead Man's Fingers (!)

by gobospringVirginia, USA

Black. Elongated cap. About 3 inches total height.

0 0 Dead man's fingers

Dead man's fingers

by HaydenGOntario, Canada

Grey conical fungi with white tips

1 1 Dead Mans Fingers

Dead Mans Fingers

by AddyOntario, Canada

Tiny white fungi growing out of the side of a decomposing log.

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by chesterbperryChattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Found growing along side this ...

5 5 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by pamsaiPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Xylaria

1 2 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by dingodogIndiana, USA

Posting for friend - do not have further details

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by Ranger 25South Hill, New York, USA

Whitish-blueish stalks. Look like fingers

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by The KEEP ParadeGuelph, Ontario, Canada

Black finger-like fungus of some sort... Very interesting.

0 0 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by Noah N.Marinette, Wisconsin, USA

Spiky black/ gray fungi w/ white inside. Powdery substance on outside.

1 1 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by MelissaClawsonLa Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Looks like a zombie reaching out of the ground!

2 0 Dead Man’s Fingers

Dead Man’s Fingers

by tommyvancemusicNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Black finger like fungus rising from area of decomposing tree

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