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Wolf's Milk - Lycogala epidendrum The blue wood was infected with Chlorociboria sp. fungus.<br />
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Habitat: Rotting birch; mixed forest Fall,Geotagged,Lycogala,Lycogala epidendrum,United States,Wolf's milk,slime mold Click/tap to enlarge

Wolf's Milk - Lycogala epidendrum

The blue wood was infected with Chlorociboria sp. fungus.

Habitat: Rotting birch; mixed forest

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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.

Similar species: Liceales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 7, 2023. Captured Oct 31, 2021 12:44 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm