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Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65836/tree_hair_-_stemonitis_splendens.html" title="Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65836_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=BVm6HqphvNh8%2BNXGU7XObvgZCTw%3D" width="200" height="170" alt="Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65837/tree_hair_-_stemonitis_splendens.html Chocolate tube slime mold,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,Summer,Tree Hair,United States,chocolate slime mold,slime mold,stemonitis" /></a></figure> Chocolate tube slime mold,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,Summer,United States,slime mold,stemonitis,tree hair Click/tap to enlarge

Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens

Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.

Habitat: Growing on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.

Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65837/tree_hair_-_stemonitis_splendens.html Chocolate tube slime mold,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,Summer,Tree Hair,United States,chocolate slime mold,slime mold,stemonitis

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The Chocolate tube slime mold

Chocolate tube slime molds look like brown hairs growing on wood. These are clusters of stalked sporangia.

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

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Uploaded Sep 1, 2018. Captured Sep 1, 2018 10:20 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO640
  • 34mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.