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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Growing in small, white, textured globules on a rotting log in the shade.

Habitat:

Temperate forest. Rockwood Park, Virginia.

Reference Links:

Mushroom Observer: Name: Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (O.F. Müll.) T. Macbr.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
ForestDragon
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1558678211
ForestDragon
Thank you Christine! It could even be the same species as one of my other spottings, just a different physical form.
Christine Y.
http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/club%20and%20coral/species%20pages/Ceratiomyxa%20fruticulosa.htm
Christine Y.
Beautiful! Maybe Ceratiomyxa, at least it looks similar to Ceratiomyxa sp. that I've seen before.

Spotted for Missions

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Slime Molds
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Rockwood Park

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PublishedAugust 30, 2016

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