Dead Man’s Fingers
(Xylaria polymorpha)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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In the spring Dead Man’s Fingers are pale, coated with spore dust, with a whitish tip. Later in the season they are dark brown and blackish, looking like something left by the neighbor’s cat. In the fall they are dried out and black. The surface is rough or minutely pimpled. |
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Habitat and Hosts |
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Oak and pine forests, lawns. Hardwoods |
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Ecology |
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June to November |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
| Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
| Phylum | Ascomycota (sac fungi) | ||
| Subphylum | Pezizomycotina | ||
| Class | Sordariomycetes | ||
| Subclass | Xylariomycetidae | ||
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Xylariales | ||
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Xylariaceae | ||
Genus |
Xylaria | ||
Xylaria polymorpha is a consolidation, called a species complex, of 5 to 10 species that cannot be easily distinguished from each other. |
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Common Names |
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Dead Man’s Fingers |
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Honey Fae (Farah) |
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Bridget L |
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Itasca State Park Naturalists |
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We used these as a stop on our Halloween in June Night Hike, very cool fungi! |
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Other Videos |
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| Dead Mans Fingers - Xylaria polymorpha ecologygarden |
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About
Published on Jun 12, 2012 Wheal Busy Chacewater Cornwall - Xylaria polymorpha - Dead Mans Fingers a type of fungus |
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| XylariaPolymorpha Ruben Solares |
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About
Published on Sep 10, 2013 Xylaria Polymorpha en Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala |
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| Dissecting Dead-Mans-Fingers ( Xylaria polymorpha ) 07 Dec 2013. ecologygarden |
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About
Published on Dec 28, 2013 No description available. |
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| Honey Fae (Farah) 6/12/2022 |
Location: Minnesota |
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| Bridget L June 2022 |
Location: Dakota County |
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| Dave Verburg 8/30/2016 |
Location: Rochester MN, friends house |
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| Itasca State Park Naturalists 6/24/2016 and 6/27/2016 |
Location: Itasca State Park, Park Rapids, MN, Hubbard County We used these as a stop on our Halloween in June Night Hike, very cool fungi! |
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Lakeville, MN |
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