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Xylaria
Xylaria is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood. The name comes from the Greek xýlon meaning wood (see xylem).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Candlesnuff Fungus
speciesXylaria hypoxylon
dead man's fingers
speciesXylaria polymorpha
Dead Moll's Fingers
speciesXylaria longipes
Xylaria flabelliformis
speciesXylaria flabelliformis
Xylaria filiformis
complexXylaria filiformis
Xylaria telfairii
speciesXylaria telfairii
Sweetgum Xylaria
speciesXylaria liquidambaris
Xylaria cornu-damae
speciesXylaria cornu-damae
Magnolia-cone Xylaria
speciesXylaria magnoliae
Xylaria cubensis
complexXylaria cubensis
Beechmast Candlesnuff
speciesXylaria carpophila
Xylaria apiculata
complexXylaria apiculata
fairy sparklers
speciesXylaria tentaculata
Xylaria castorea
speciesXylaria castorea
Haw Candlesnuff
speciesXylaria oxyacanthae
Xylaria vasconica
speciesXylaria vasconica
Xylaria multiplex
speciesXylaria multiplex
Xylaria globosa
speciesXylaria globosa
Xylaria longiana
speciesXylaria longiana
Xylaria comosa
complexXylaria comosa
Xylaria sp. 'longipes-IN01'
speciesXylaria sp. 'longipes-IN01'
Xylaria terricola
speciesXylaria terricola
Xylaria fockei
speciesXylaria fockei
Xylaria schweinitzii
speciesXylaria schweinitzii
Xylaria corniformis
speciesXylaria corniformis
Xylaria finismundoensis
speciesXylaria finismundoensis
Pseudoxylaria
subgenusPseudoxylaria
Xylaria ianthinovelutina
speciesXylaria ianthinovelutina
Xylaria ellisii
speciesXylaria ellisii
Xylaria cylindrica
speciesXylaria cylindrica
Xylaria cinerea
speciesXylaria cinerea
Xylaria penicilliopsis
speciesXylaria penicilliopsis
Xylaria violaceorosea
speciesXylaria violaceorosea
Xylaria compuncta
speciesXylaria compuncta
Xylaria grammica
speciesXylaria grammica
Xylaria apeibae
speciesXylaria apeibae
Xylaria mali
speciesXylaria mali
Xylaria scruposa
speciesXylaria scruposa
Xylaria feejeensis
speciesXylaria feejeensis
Xylaria curta
speciesXylaria curta
Xylaria maumeei
speciesXylaria maumeei
Xylaria lutea
speciesXylaria lutea
Xylaria sp. 'CA05'
speciesXylaria sp. 'CA05'
Xylaria sicula
speciesXylaria sicula
Xylaria collabens
speciesXylaria collabens
Xylaria enterogena
speciesXylaria enterogena
Xylaria mesenterica
speciesXylaria mesenterica
Xylaria tuberiformis
speciesXylaria tuberiformis
Xylaria adscendens
speciesXylaria adscendens
Xylaria sp. 'IN05'
speciesXylaria sp. 'IN05'
Xylaria sp. 'IN03'
speciesXylaria sp. 'IN03'
Xylaria furcata
complexXylaria furcata
Xylaria putaminum
speciesXylaria putaminum
Xylaria obovata
speciesXylaria obovata
Xylaria aristata
speciesXylaria aristata
Xylaria anisopleura
speciesXylaria anisopleura
Xylaria clusiae
speciesXylaria clusiae
Xylaria acuta
speciesXylaria acuta
Xylaria sp. 'atropictor'
speciesXylaria sp. 'atropictor'
Xylaria sp. 'FL01'
speciesXylaria sp. 'FL01'
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.293
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.177
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.198
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.170
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.1092
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55268.