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Wolf´s Milk Slime

Lycogala epidendrum

Description:

cluster of firm, grey, fungi growing on dead log

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted these and lots of other fungi during a 3 hour hike in Short Hills provincial park.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

I think you´re right lipase, thanks. I was reading how it goes brown with age.

I think this could be an older Wolf's Milk Slime Mould: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycogala_ep...

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

City of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Oct 14, 2012
Submitted on Oct 20, 2012

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