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Dead man's fingers

Xylaria polymorpha

Description:

This is a saprobic fungus.The dark fruiting body (often black or brown, but sometimes shades of blue/green) is surprisingly white on the inside, with a blackened dotted area all around.

Habitat:

Beech forest.

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Ahmed Mujcinovic
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Ahmed Mujcinovic

Republika Srpska / Република Српска, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spotted on Aug 9, 2019
Submitted on Aug 12, 2019

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