Xylaria carpophila |
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3 April 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin
Species
Xylaria carpophila
Fruiting Body
Slender, cylindrical, sometimes branched, blackish with white tips, to about 6 cm high
Flesh
Hard, white
Smell
Indistinct
Taste
Unknown
Season
All year
Distribution
Common
Habitat
On rotting Beech mast
Microscopic Features
Ascospores kidney shaped, smooth (11-14) x (5-6) µm2
Edibility
Inedible