University of Michigan Herbarium (MICH)
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Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev.
Xylariaceae
R. A. Powers (Summer, 2013)
R. A. Powers
2013062104
2013-06-21
USA, Michigan, Washtenaw, Ann Arbor, Sunset Brooks Nature Area
42.29716 -83.75672
Clustered at the base of a standing,but dead, elm (Ulmus sp.)
Fruiting body: Clustered or singular, black, irregularly shaped vertical clubs. 3-10 cm long, 4-12 mm wide, black to black-gray or black-brown, finger-like, irregularly clavate or lumpy, tapering toward a shared base, with a rounded, nipple-like tip at the ends. Minutely rough and scurfy or slightly powdery. Flesh: Bright white inside. Tough, but a little bit pliant, breaking in a chalky manner. Odor fungoid, not distinctive. Spore print: Not obtainable
5865facb-4715-47e0-802f-ae634f12756d
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