Higher Fungi of the San Francisco Bay Area

Includes counties of: Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, San Francisco and Sonoma.

Made for a class at UC Berkeley, therefor I am not an expert, so all feedback is welcome! Not an exhaustive list but includes relatively common things an everyday hiker could pick out and ID.
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Candlesnuff Fungus

Xylaria hypoxylon is an inedible species of fungus in the genus Xylaria. It is known by a variety of common names, such as the candlestick fungus, the candlesnuff fungus, carbon antlers, or the stag's horn fungus. The fruit bodies, characterized by erect, elongated black branches with whitened tips, typically grow in clusters on decaying ...more ↓

Edited by Brittany Burson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)