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Xylaria hypoxylon

(L.) Grev.

Candlesnuff Fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 78 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062929
Element CodeNFXYL0A010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderXylariales
FamilyXylariaceae
GenusXylaria
Synonyms
Clavaria hypoxylonL.
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (78)
Alaska (16)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Garcia MountainLos Padres National Forest7,850
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Oregon (20)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gold CreekWillamette National Forest1,364
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - Salmon CreekWillamette National Forest3,195
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Winters BayouNational Forests in Texas730
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
Washington (30)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Carlton RidgeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,190
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Laughing WaterGifford Pinchot National Forest1,167
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Rugged RidgeOlympic National Forest4,358
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Stormy Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest32,612
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.