Synonyms: Clavaria hypoxylon, Cordyceps hypoxylon, Cordylia hypoxylon, Sphaeria adscendens, Sphaeria cupressiformis, Sphaeria hypoxylon, Sphaeria ramosa, Xylaria adscendens, Xylaria cornuta, Xylaria cupressiformis, Xylaria subtrachelina, Xylaria xypoxylon, Xylosphaera adscendens, Xylosphaera hypoxylon.
Common name: candlesnuff fungus.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Xylaria hypoxylon is a species of fungus in the genus Xylaria. It is known by a variety of common names, such as the candlestick fungus, the candlesnuff fungus, carbon antlers, or the stag's horn fungus. The fruit bodies, characterized by erect, elongated black branches with whitened tips, typically grow in clusters on decaying hardwood. The fungus can cause a root rot in hawthorn and gooseberry plants.
Czech: Dřevnatka parohatá, Dutch: Geweizwam, Estonian: Sarvjas süsik, French: Xylaire du bois, German: Geweihförmige Holzkeule, Lithuanian: Baltaviršūnis elniagrybis, Polish: Próchnilec gałęzisty, Romanian: Coarnele cerbului, Serbian: Рогата дрварица, Swedish: Stubbhorn.
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2018
Kiwanis Nature Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77843, United States
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)(?) on an oak log on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2018Kiwanis Nature Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77843, United States
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, May 26, 2018Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 16, 2018Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Close up of candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 16, 2018Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)(?) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, April 16, 2019
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)(?) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, April 16, 2019
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on a rotting log on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 20195369 Farm to Market Rd 770, Kountze, TX 77625, USA
Xylaria flabelliformis (Xylaria cubensis) together with Xylaria hypoxylon mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 9, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on a log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) on rotting wood on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)(?) and tiny Mycena on a fallen mossy tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon(?)) on a large fallen hickory on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022Forest Service Rd 231, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Conidia of candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon(?)) from a large fallen hickory collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 3, 2022
Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon on an oak log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 25, 2023Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) together with Xylaria hypoxylon on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, April 28, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Conidia of fungus Xylaria hypoxylon from an oak log collected three days before on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 28, 2023Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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