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Photo by JulieEdwards
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Field Notes

Description:

single fungi growing on a vertical bank
went back a week later to see if it had developed but this must be the mature state

Habitat:

granite sand under pine trees and gorse

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AlexKonig
hi julie this could be "plasmodial slime mold" "fruitingbody" in the matured stage. here a nice-good pdf about slime molds ( http://www.google.nl/search?um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&q=morphotax.pdf&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=399241l405353l0l405642l13l13l0l6l1l0l496l1959l0.1.4.1.1l7l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1264&bih=568&wrapid=tlif132398058101011&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw&ei=PFfqTpK3McGAOozCuLUI [first link, the pdf-file] ), i have it printed as easy-slime mold-guide for Amoebozoa-hunt. It could be "Aethalium / fruitingbody" of the genus: "Lycogala". ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&cp=18&gs_id=2&xhr=t&q=aethalium+lycogala&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1264&bih=568&wrapid=tljp132398128558600&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=_1nqTt2QMIKDOvy0rZQI ) good luck
JulieEdwards
I think you're right Edward as it looks the same every time I walk past it and hasn't 'opened'
EdwardNathanReulbachJr.
am wondering if it's a puffball of some sort. They grow in some pretty bizzare places here.

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Mushroom Mapping
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PublishedNovember 8, 2011

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