Dead Man's Fingers

Xylaria polymorpha

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Fungi

Black club-shaped stubs pushing up from buried hardwood roots and stumps.

Field facts
HabitatHardwood stumps, buried roots
RangeStatewide
When to lookMay to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesDead Moll's Fingers, Carbon Antlers

Field note: Start pale grey-blue in spring and blacken through the summer.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

A good photographic subject; leave in place.

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