Monday, June 16, 2008

Mystery mass in our sheet mulch



ANSWER: This is fuligo septica, common name is dog vomit slime mold or scrambled egg slime mold. See here and here for more info.
Does anybody know what this is? It grew overnight in the sheet mulch. It looks solid but is the consistency of cream of wheat. By late afternoon it had dried to a thin red slab. It's sort of weird!
What is it?
Is its presence a good sign or a bad sign?
Should I leave it in the sheet mulch or remove it?

2 comments:

Leslie said...

Hi Shelley,
I have used this website. It takes some time to go through all of the pictures, or you can use the key. Good Luck!
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/index.html

Leslie said...

I think it could be this one:

http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Exidia_nucleata.html

The strange on in my sheet mulch is this one:
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Tremella_foliacea.html

 
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