Xylaria polymorpha
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Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a cosmopolitan saprobic fungus. It is characterized by its elongated upright, clavate, or strap-like stromata poking up through the ground, much like fingers.
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Xylaria polymorpha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Xylariales |
Family: | Xylariaceae |
Genus: | Xylaria |
Species: | X. polymorpha |
Binomial name | |
Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev., (1824) | |
Synonyms | |
Coelorhopalon obovatum |
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