CANDLESNUFF FUNGUS
Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff [fungi] [Xylariaceae] 
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Candlesnuff [fungi] [Xylariaceae]
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| 28th Nov 2009, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Rufford. | Photo: © RWD |
Grows in clusterson dead broad-leaf wood. Can infect Hawthornand Gooseberrycausing root rot. |
| 28th Nov 2009, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Rufford. | Photo: © RWD |
| Grows up to 6cm high. With a blackened base, a greyish middle and enamel-white ends which can furcate like antlers. |
| 28th Nov 2009, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Rufford. | Photo: © RWD |
| The white ends especially are flattened and usually fingered. |
| 28th Nov 2009, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Rufford. | Photo: © RWD |
| The white tips are often furcated, twisted and bent. |
| 28th Nov 2009, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Rufford. | Photo: © RWD |
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Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature :
No relation to : Habitat: grows on dead deciduous wood. It is very common and to be found throughout the year, but especially from autumn through winter. It is strong and rubbery, able to be bent without snapping. Black at the base, grey in the middle and enamel white at the tips it looks similar to a snuffed-out candlewick, hence the name. It grows up to 6cm tall, but is usually half that height. The spores are ripe in autumn and coloured white, occupy the tips and giving it a rougher appearance. It is flattened in cross-section, and usually branches a little like a stags' horn at the tip hence the alternative name 'Stag's-horn Fungus'. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Candlesnuff [fungi] [Xylariaceae]
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