| McHenry County Conservation District / McHenry County College / DeadmansFingers
FUNGI GALLERY Information: MCCD # (815) 338-6223 |
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Common Name: |
Dead Man's Fingers
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| Scientific Name: | Xylaria polymorpha
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| Habitat/Season: | Clusters on Rotting Deciduous Wood & Base of Maple & Beech Stumps / June-October
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| Comment: | Club Size: 3/4 - 3 3/4" Tall, 3/8 - 1 1/4" Wide
The common name accurately describes this mushroom, which sometimes appears in a thick hand-like clump, and other times as clusters of distinct fingers.
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