Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Dancing antlers

More candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hipoxylon, also known as carbon antlers or stag horn fungus.

In situ, on a broken piece of burnt wood, fallen onto a mossy log.

And, since the piece of wood was free, lifted into better light. I replaced it carefully afterwards.

This was in the woods back of Miracle Beach, right beside the trail. It's helpful when things co-operate like that.

The Latin name, Xylaria hypoxylon, means "below (hypo) wood (xylon)". It grows on old wood, but the bulk of the fungus is inside; what we see are the fruiting bodies, the spore-bearers.

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Aquí se ven más hongos candelabros, también conocidos como hongo de la vela, cornumenta al carbón, o las astas de cuervo. La primera foto los muestra en el sitio donde los encontré; en la segunda, yo había levantado su madera base para encontrar mejor luz. Después, todo lo volví a colocar exactamente como lo encontré.

Esto estaba en el bosque atrás de Miracle Beach, justo al lado del sendero. Me gusta cuando las cosas cooperan así.

Su nombre científico, Xylaria hypoxylon, significa "debajo (hypo) de la madera (xylon)". Crece en madera podrida, pero la mayor parte del hongo está adentro, o sea debajo de la superficie. Lo que vemos son los cuerpos fructíferos, donde se forman y diseminan las esporas.


2 comments:

  1. The range and depth of you biological knowledge is always impressive to me.

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