Dead man's finger's (Xylaria polymorpha) growing in moss covered decaying wood. Multiple black various shaped fingers of fungi against the green moss.

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This black finger like fungi is called dead mans fingers and grows from mosses on dead decaying wood. The fingers are irregular shaped random sizes and black with an old dead corpse like fingers appearance.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Warnham nature reserve horsham UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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