Categories David Candlesnuff fungus and rosehip Post author By David Post date 12 November 2013 Candlesnuff fungus growing, apparently from the ground, in a wooded area. It will actually have been growing on buried wood, perhaps the root of a one-time tree. I was attracted by the rose hip and the acorn which had fallen right by the fungus. ← Russulas in leaf litter → Caps flattened