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Chromelosporiopsis coerulescens Fungus on detritus near a forest trail.<br />
Chromelosporiopsis coerulescens,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Chromelosporiopsis coerulescens

Fungus on detritus near a forest trail.

comments (5)

Christine Young

Lion

Nice and fluffy! Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! :D Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    ID update! It is a fungus! People are calling it "purple fuzz of the woods" for fun :D LOL Posted 4 years ago

Barry

Lion

Amazing how you find these in the wild, I only have ever seen them in the lab. Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Oh really? We get lots of slime molds and fungi here in the South with the humidity, especially in older growth forests (we live in the middle of one).
  
  This slime, along with Fuligo septica, is one of the more common ones in our area. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The Chromelosporiopsis coerulescens

A species of fungus in the Pezizaceae family.

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Similar species: Pezizales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling

By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded May 18, 2021. Captured May 14, 2021 13:25 in 1850 Carters Dam Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705, USA.

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ISO100
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