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single fungi growing on a vertical bank went back a week later to see if it had developed but this must be the mature state
granite sand under pine trees and gorse
Spotted on Nov 3, 2011
Submitted on Nov 8, 2011
3 Comments
hi julie this could be "plasmodial slime mold" "fruitingbody" in the matured stage. here a nice-good pdf about slime molds ( http://www.google.nl/search?um=1&hl=... [first link, the pdf-file] ), i have it printed as easy-slime mold-guide for Amoebozoa-hunt. It could be "Aethalium / fruitingbody" of the genus: "Lycogala". ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&cp... ) good luck
I think you're right Edward as it looks the same every time I walk past it and hasn't 'opened'
am wondering if it's a puffball of some sort. They grow in some pretty bizzare places here.