You can see why they named this small fungus so. It has a delightful Latin name Xylaria hypoxylon. It is also named Candlesnuff Fungus as it generally blackens.
Stag’s Horn Fungus
You can see why they named this small fungus so. It has a delightful Latin name Xylaria hypoxylon. It is also named Candlesnuff Fungus as it generally blackens.
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My favorites and I really like them! 🙂
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One of my favourites, too 🙂
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Fabulous shape 😊. Your woods are a treasure trove.
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I am lucky to live but 5 minutes walk from the woods, and they are a treasure trove as you say. Even after all these years they can offer up something new 🙂
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How very nice 😊
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Definitely appropriately named!
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Moose fungus….
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They look like little albino froggy hands reaching for the sky. I ordered my Raynox yesterday and it’s already on its way. Did you use yours for this one?
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Although this fiungi is quite small, I di not need to use the Raynox and the Sigma 105 did the trick on its own. I hope you have lots of fun with your Raynox! I tried it out on mosses at first to get the hang of it.
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Fascinating, I don’t think we have similar over here. A pretty one!
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Thank you, Eliza 🙂 They are fascinating and always great to see.
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A pair of those could pass for antlers on the wall over your fireplace, Pete. 🙂
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Hahaha! 🙂 If they were bigger maybe 🙂
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Well then ,maybe on the wall over the bed of one of your resident mice. 🙂
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That would do it 🙂
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Interesting!!
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They are quite a fascinating fungus with unusual shapes. Thank you, Lisa 🙂
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They are amazing and I have yet to see them for real. Where do they grow?
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I love seeing these, and was lucky to find a clump of them in my local wood. They are found on the dead wood of deciduous trees, mainly on the stumps of cut beech. I hope you get to see them.
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I need to keep my eyes peeled as Beech is common in this area of the Chilterns
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Your comment about these blackening put me in mind of the Indian pipes I found in the east Texas woods. I was lucky enough to get back in time to see them even more abundant, and well in the process of decline. They also move from white to a slick, entirely unattractive black. It’s interesting that this woodland plant does the same.
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This and other aspects make fungi so fascinating to me.
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Aptly named .. 🙂
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Oh, my favourites and you captured them so well. Love it!
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Thank you 🙂 One of my favourites, too! 🙂
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They give much space for phantasy 🙂
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They would be cool in a Christmas arrangement but probably wouldn’t survive. They remind me of the Indian Pipes that grow in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens … even though the Indian Pipes are not a fungus but a plant without chloroform.
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Thank you, Denise. They are quite small, too, and yes they would not survive.
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Fascinating. Wonderful blog. 🌹
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Many thanks! 🙂
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This fungus looks like something I’d expect to see in the sea.
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A really intriguing shot and write up
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Thank you! 🙂
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Happy new year Pete!
I’ve always known these as candlesnuff, which if I recall correctly is the name that Beatrix Potter gave them.
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Thank you, Adele 🙂 Happy New Year to you, too! I tend to call them Candlesnuff too.
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How fascinating that this grows in such a unique shape that does indeed look like a stag’s horns.
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Beautiful blog
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Thank you 🙂
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Hi, Pete. You seem to have gone a bit quiet. Hope all’s well in your neck of the woods?
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Hi Ark, I am fine, thank you for asking 🙂 Just taking a break from things. Hope all is good there on your side of the pond.
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All hunky dory – behind the mask!
Glad to hear you’re okay, Pete. Enjoy the break, no matter how long it is!
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Happy all is well with you there, Ark. I think we may be wearing the masks for a while longer here. Main thing is to stay safe and be well. Cheers!
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Wonderful blog.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Amazing fungus, very marine looking. Hope you are well, haven’t seen your posts recently
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Hi SusieQ … thank you for your comment 🙂 I am fine, thank you. Just taking a long break from PC for a while and hope to be back soon. I hope all is well with you there.
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Most welcome
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