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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. Chocolate tube slime mold,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,Summer,United States,slime mold,stemonitis Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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.

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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 Oct 5, 2019. Captured Jul 2, 2019 10:48 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.