Fuligo septica

Scrambled egg slime at Hughes, ACT

Fuligo septica at Hughes, ACT - 3 Jan 2019 08:00 AM

Fuligo septica at Hughes, ACT - 3 Jan 2019 08:00 AM

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Identification history

	Fuligo septica	5 Feb 2019	Heino1
	Unidentified	3 Jan 2019	ruthkerruish

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User's notes

Slime mould. Growing around Chrysocephalum apiculatum on wood chips.

2 comments

ruthkerruish wrote:

17 Jan 2019

The wood chips were sourced from trees within the HGW.

Pam wrote:

25 Jan 2019

Looks like it could be the slime mould Fuligo septica that's dried up a bit.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.099031 -35.339011
Altitude 628.5m
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
3 Jan 2019 08:00 AM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Slime Moulds ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Fuligo septica Scientific name
Scrambled egg slime Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1483.99m Recorded at altitude
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