Mushroom macros continue with the Xylaria hypoxylon otherwise known as either candlestick or candlesnuff fungus (see etymology for further reading). asexual (conidia) mushroom with a white tip that lacks a cap, but simply resembles a stick like appearance that inhibits a stroma (ascomycete), the spore bearing surface that blackens with age.
Cap: N/A. A stroma (highly visible; especially when aging)
Spores:
Bean shaped, smooth, 11-15 x 4-6µm. Asci - Typically 140 - 220 x 8µm, with eight spores per ascus.
Spore print: Black.
Flesh:
Stipe: N/A
Skirt: N/A
Size/Height:
Season: Occurs throughout the year, although more so in autumn & winter (at least in UK) as this is when ascospores are produced & at which point the whole body turns black.
Habitat: Saprobic, on fallen branches and rotting stumps of broad-leaf trees; very occasionally on pine stumps.
Distribution:
Edible: Tough & inedible
Odour/Taste:
Medicinal:
Confusion Species:
Etymology:
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Ecological Role:
Pictures Taken: 27th of May 2022 Reference List:
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