Slime Mould

Metatrichia floriformis

TQ4792 11/03/2018 ©Raymond Small

This slime mould has dark-red to black plasmodium. It grows on rotting logs. The sporocarps are supported by dark-red stalks and grow in clusters of 2-16. The shiny black globose sporangia split to reveal fluffy orange tops. Note the petaloid tops of the sporocarps as they burst open which is a characteristic of this slime mould.

TQ4792 18/02/2020 ©Raymond Small

TQ4792 18/02/2020 ©Raymond Small

TQ4792 18/02/2020 ©Raymond Small

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