Sighting 4252397
A slime mould at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Physarum sp. (genus) | 23 Mar 2020 | Heino1 | ||
| Physarium cinereum | 14 Mar 2020 | Pam | ||
| Unidentified | 9 Mar 2020 | ruthkerruish |
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User's notes
Slime mould. Photo 1 shows the fruiting bodies on various grasses. Photo 2 shows the masses of spores released which disfigures the turf. The main body of the slime mould is in the soil, it moves upwards onto the plant to produce spores for reproduction.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098617-35.338044
- Altitude 620.1m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2020 09:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
Species information
- Physarum sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A slime mould Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 620.05m to 960.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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