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01-11-2006, 05:19 AM
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| | | Weird and Wonderful
Hi All
Found this oddity growing in a Beech wood on the centre of a tree stump surrounded by a very juvenile Coprinus Sp. diameter was approx. 10cm. Best way to describe it would be a Potato with mould growth.
I know you like a challenge so what is it?
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01-11-2006, 06:23 AM
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| | | Re: Weird and Wonderful
Good morning Gerry,
Looks as though it's a bolete gone seriosly mouldy.
Chris
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01-11-2006, 06:55 AM
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| | | Re: Weird and Wonderful
Hi Bish
Can say it is not a bolete or related Sp. also have doubts as to whether it is actually a mould. The brown coloured liquid is actually a jelly like substance. Got an idea what it may be, but will refrain from saying at the moment not wishing to make a complete idiot of myself, well not just yet anyway.
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01-11-2006, 08:15 AM
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| | | Re: Weird and Wonderful
Might be a slime-mould - there are many different forms.
henrya
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01-11-2006, 12:26 PM
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| | | Re: Weird and Wonderful
Possibly Boletus dryadeus ... certainly a dryadeus species cos its wet  
John |
04-11-2006, 03:23 PM
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| | | Re: Weird and Wonderful
Well I will reveal all.
The bit in the centre that looks like a potato is actually a Stinkhorn - Phallus impudicus egg.
There were quite a few within a small area but only this one was affected.
I can only assume that it started to release its gelatinous substance which in turn became infected with some sort of slime mould.
Gerry |
04-11-2006, 03:30 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Motherwell, Scotland
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| | | Re: Weird and Wonderful
Stinkhorn eggs are supposed to be an aphrodisiac. I'd need to be pretty desperate to have a go at that one!!
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