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Wolf's milk

Lycogala epidendrum

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

Slime mold, about half cm in diameter, heart-shaped, orange in color

Habitat:

grows on rotten trunk

Reference Links:

Lycogala epidendrum

Species ID Suggestions

Wolf's milk

Lycogala epidendrum

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Comments (8)
Sintija Valucka
oh, you noticed them only afterwards! That surely was a lovely surprise! :)))
Jopy
Thanks, Sintija! hahaha I was surprised when I uploaded photos and saw lots of hearts :) Fungi love :)))
Sintija Valucka
is it only me or it really looks like a heart!? ♥ Great spotting! :))
Jopy
Ok, I will do it :)
LuckyLogan
Feel free to add this to my mission for slime molds. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/43573086
Jopy
Ok, Fungi are not my area, will change the word "mushroom"...we have in our language only one word for Fungi, and I translate it literally :)
Jopy
Thank you very much, Arlanda!
arlanda
It looks like Lycogala epidendrum but it is not a fungus but slime mould, i.e., myxomycetes class

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Slime Molds

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PublishedMay 13, 2014

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