Species

Dead Man's Fingers

Fungi

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Dead Man's Fingers." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/dead-mans-fingers.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Dead Man's Fingers. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/dead-mans-fingers

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-dead-man-s-fingers,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Dead Man's Fingers},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/dead-mans-fingers},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a cosmopolitan saprobic fungus characterized by its elongated, upright, club-shaped or strap-like fruiting structures that poke up through the ground, resembling fingers.

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