Fuligo septica

Scrambled egg slime at Hughes, ACT

Fuligo septica at Hughes, ACT - 3 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Fuligo septica 5 Feb 2019 Heino1
Unidentified 3 Jan 2019 ruthkerruish

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Slime mould. Growing around Chrysocephalum apiculatum on wood chips.

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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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