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3 10 Spherical Stalked Fungi

Spherical Stalked Fungi

by LaurenZarateTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Round, black fruiting bodies (?) of about 1/2 cm diameter on short, black

2 2 Bonnet Mould

Bonnet Mould

by pamsaiSan José, Costa Rica

Some sort of parasite growing from these

0 4 Comatricha Alta

Comatricha Alta

by LilianaCampuzano-AriasMargate, Florida, USA

produced is a stalked sporangium. A ...

0 0 Pin Mold

Pin Mold

by Leuba RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

Soft white mass of hyphae with small shiny black balls (sporangium) on thin ...

7 10 Elegant Stinkhorn

Elegant Stinkhorn

by dandoucetteNiagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

The smell was very unpleasant. The young fruiting bodies are initially white ...

0 1 unidentified fungi

unidentified fungi

by Allen HoofKaneohe, Hawaii, United States

Dozens of small (~ 3 mm diameter, the size of a BB) white

4 4 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Fruit bodies begin as spherical, closed ...

5 17 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Fruit bodies begin as spherical, closed ...

0 0 Puffball mushroom

Puffball mushroom

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

puffball mushrooms is that the spore-producing bodies in these mushrooms are ...

2 2 comatricha nigra

comatricha nigra

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

2 0 Comatricha nigra (nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

Comatricha nigra (nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

by AlexKonigLimburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

3 1 Arcyria ferruginea aborted

Arcyria ferruginea aborted

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Sporocarps usually in dense groups, sharing a common hypothallus. Sporocarps at ...

0 0 bonnet mould

bonnet mould

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Spinellus fusiger, commonly known as the bonnet mould,is a species of fungus in ...

8 3 Molly eye-winker

Molly eye-winker

by Aaron_GPawhuska, Oklahoma, USA

.4 in) in diameter. The youngest specimens are almost entirely

2 0 dung-loving bird's nest

dung-loving bird's nest

by EduHerNavSonora, Mexico

, sometimes short-stalked, golden brown to ...

0 0 Comatricha nigra [white]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

Comatricha nigra [white]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

0 0 Comatricha nigra[pink/cream ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

Comatricha nigra[pink/cream ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

0 0 Comatricha nigra [ ripe brown ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

Comatricha nigra [ ripe brown ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

1 0 Comatricha nigra[black ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

Comatricha nigra[black ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

3 1 Comatricha nigra [ red ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

Comatricha nigra [ red ]-(nl - Langstelig kroeskopje )

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

25 23 Slime mold

Slime mold

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Braga, Portugal

Sporocarps usually in dense groups, sharing a common hypothallus. Sporocarps at ...

2 1 Slime mold

Slime mold

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Sporocarps usually in dense groups, sharing a common hypothallus. Sporocarps at ...

6 8 Slime mold

Slime mold

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Sporocarps usually in dense groups, sharing a common hypothallus. Sporocarps at ...

13 4 Comatricha nigra (part 1/3)

Comatricha nigra (part 1/3)

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

1 1 Gold-eye lichen

Gold-eye lichen

by Agustín AmenabarLo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

' species; it is composed of branching lobes that form small orange tufts, ...

3 3 Gold-eye lichen

Gold-eye lichen

by Agustín AmenabarLago Ranco, XIV Región de Los Ríos, Chile

' species; it is composed of branching lobes that form small orange tufts, ...

2 0 Sickener Mushroom

Sickener Mushroom

by BudShinallTennessee, USA

red cap. Another inedible species, R. fragilis has notched gills, and its ...

1 0 Arcyria ferruginea (ripe)

Arcyria ferruginea (ripe)

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Sporocarps usually in dense groups, sharing a common hypothallus. Sporocarps at ...

65 56 Arcyria ferruginea

Arcyria ferruginea

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Sporocarps usually in dense groups, sharing a common hypothallus. Sporocarps at ...

0 1 comatricha nigra (ripe)

comatricha nigra (ripe)

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

SPOROCARPS scattered or in small groups, up to 9 mm tall, though smaller and ...

17 13 comatricha nigra matured (part 2/3)

comatricha nigra matured (part 2/3)

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

SPOROCARPS scattered or in small groups, up to 9 mm tall, though smaller and ...

1 0 jelly drops or the purple jellydisc

jelly drops or the purple jellydisc

by AlexKonigLandgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands

.6 in) in diameter, start with a roughly

0 1 common puffball

common puffball

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

The fruit body ranges in shape from pear-like with a flattened top, to nearly ...

0 0 Common Puffball

Common Puffball

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

The fruit body ranges in shape from pear-like with a flattened top, to nearly ...

3 2 Sessile Earth Star

Sessile Earth Star

by Sean UhlGeneva, Alabama, USA

Starting out, the Sessile Earth Star is

0 0 comatricha nigra - imatured & matured

comatricha nigra - imatured & matured

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

6 0 comatricha nigra

comatricha nigra

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

smaller and always ± spherical in ...

8 6 eyelash pixie cup

eyelash pixie cup

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

.4 in) in diameter. The youngest specimens are almost entirely

3 5 False earthstar

False earthstar

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Young specimens of A. hygrometricus have roughly

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