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Saturday, 28 March 2015

Metatrichia floriformis

Monday Mushroom #67 - well, more of a Sunday Slime Mold, really...

This is - I think - Metatrichia floriformis. A slime mold which forms black, shiny stalk-ball fruiting bodies (under 1mm in diamiter) which crack open to release orange, fluffy spore bearing material.

Metatrichia floriformis sharing the undersurface of a rotten log with a pill millipede.


Metatrichia floriformis - fruiting bodies opening to release orange spore bearing material.


Metatrichia floriformis - fruiging bodies.

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