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Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon

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Candlesnuff Fungus Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 13 Nov 2021, 6:57 p.m. 13 Nov 2021, 4:45 p.m.
Candlesnuff Fungus Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 13 Nov 2021, 6:57 p.m. 13 Nov 2021, 4:44 p.m.
Candlesnuff Fungus Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 13 Nov 2021, 6:57 p.m. 13 Nov 2021, 4:44 p.m.
Candlesnuff Fungus Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 13 Nov 2021, 6:57 p.m. 13 Nov 2021, 4:44 p.m.
Candlesnuff Fungus Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 13 Nov 2021, 6:57 p.m. 13 Nov 2021, 4:44 p.m.
Candlesnuff Fungus Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 13 Nov 2021, 6:57 p.m. 13 Nov 2021, 4:45 p.m.

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Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: woodland, hedgerows, scrub, gardens, parks, churchyards etc. Life story: Starts off cylindrical, later becoming flattened and antler like in appearance. The upper branches are powdered white most of the time. It goes on fruiting on stumps and fallen branches through late autumn and winter with white spores, then in spring it loses the white tips and sends out a different form of black spore for a few weeks. Height: 2 - 5 cm. Seen: All year round.