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Lycogala epidendrum, India Geotagged,India,Lycogala epidendrum,Summer,Wolf's milk Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Lycogala epidendrum, India

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Are you sure that these are puffballs? They look a lot like Lycogala epidendrum:

    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138091952

    Wolf's Milk - Lycogala epidendrum Habitat: Rotting wood; mixed forest Fall,Geotagged,Lycogala,Lycogala epidendrum,United States,Wolf's milk,slime mold
     Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Agree, have updated the ID. Thanks for checking. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        No problem :) Posted 2 years ago
  3. View nightjar6's profile
    nightjar6
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    Thanks for the correction Posted 2 years ago

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The Wolf's milk

Lycogala epidendrum is a cosmopolitan species of plasmodial slime mould which is often mistaken for a fungus. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, from June to November.

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Similar species: Liceales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 3, 2023. Captured Jun 25, 2005 20:18 in 6VFR+X6 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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  • NIKON D50
  • f/16.0
  • 1/4s
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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