Trichia decipiens

Bánhalmi, just noticed your comment - no, it's a slime mold which are not counted to fungi anymore. But thanks for the note.

Added to "Slime moulds" mission

Added to mission "Beauty of Decay"

thx for the link, Clive

I think this pics is in wrong place. It's a fungus...

Thank you for the guess, Clive - it's also possible; you are right.
The immature look pretty much similar.

thanks both

Very nice slime mold Lars

Beautiful

Thanks, Bee :)

What an amazing sight - wonderful stuff. Thanks.

Great! I'm glad it helped :)

Awesome - we made it to the exact species.
This is very most likely the Trichia decipiens - I already figured it to be from the Trichiia family but surekha gave the final hint.
Thanks to all for the help!

hi lars, back then i knew not much about (for me formerly : schimmelpilze), but after "monkey-mind & nana- puppets" comment on my spotting [ http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/762... ], i got some docus of slime molds (it is in german and VERY interessting [take a look]) , after that i have read/seen/learned a lot about them. Now i would say , you had spotted the fruiting-form/stage of an slime mold. I dont have much references yet (will get some nice slime mold {amoebozoa} - books), but the suggestion from "surekha" seems very possible. therefore : TRICHIA DECIPIENS ---> notice the brght orange ball on a somewhat MILKY stem. [ PS: i will set my amoebozoas still under fungi.]

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...

Pls look at Trichia decipiens, if possible!

Finally narrowed it down to a type of Amoebozoa (wich is commonly known as slime mold) - no fungus but an amoeboid.
The exact species is still unknown.

Ymw, Lars!
The more I get hooked on to the trail... gets interesting :)
Please take a look :
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Slime_...

Found one img on : http://www.ruthieristich.com/blog/200909... ( agree totally with Ruthie calling it the Hobbit's Glen! beautiful forest)

Thanks surekha, but no, these amanitas are much larger than my spotting (even the juvenilest) and they are basicly an American type.
The caps of my spotting have not been larger than 3mm and they appear to be the adult state. Again thanks for your effort.

Could it be - American Caesar mushroom
(Amanita caesarea)
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/...

Leocarpus fragilis seems to be specialized on (alive?) conifers...i spotted this on very rotten deadwood (most likely oak)

Great - thanks, Meik...I'll check that.
And yes, Alex is also on my facebook...we keep the contact there, too.
But he also has not had specific idea yet

Ah, maybe I found something!
You might want to check out Leocarpus fragilis.

Wow, beautiful! My first guess was that it is something like the yelly spot, when I recognized the tiny stems of the mushroom. I'll let you know if I find something. AlexKonig has a great many mushrooms in his collection, maybe you'll find something there. http://www.projectnoah.org/users/AlexKon...

Meik, any idea on this one?