Picture of the Week
July 24, 2023
Dead Man's Fingers
Gail Ruhl, Plant Disease Diagnostician, retired
Commonly called "Dead Man's Fingers," this wood-rotting mushroom( Xyllaria. polymorpha) lives as a saprobe on decaying hardwood stumps and logs.
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Gail Ruhl, Plant Disease Diagnostician, retired
Commonly called "Dead Man's Fingers," this wood-rotting mushroom( Xyllaria. polymorpha) lives as a saprobe on decaying hardwood stumps and logs.