Strange pink thing on stump...

LizTisane · #1 (**permalink**) 27-04-2010, 07:19 PM

Hi all. I'm currently living in Reading where I'm going to uni and was taking a walk on campus this afternoon when I saw the strangest object on the side of a tree stump. It was a round, white lump about 8 cm across, and I assumed it
was a mushroom so I sort of scuffed at it with my shoe. When I did it turned out that the white part was a very thin skin or film which covered this sort of pink goopy stuff underneath which seemed to make up the majority of the lump.
I've been looking on various fungus and plant ID sites for anything like it but haven't been able to turn anything up--do any of you have any idea what this weirdness could be?

Jim Ford · #2 (**permalink**) 27-04-2010, 07:22 PM

Sounds like a slime mould. I don't know much about them except they're strange and interesting organisms.

Jim

FungiJus · #3 (**permalink**) 28-04-2010, 06:31 AM

Hi LizTisane - welcome along.

I reckon Jim's right - you might want to have a look at enteridium lycoperdon.

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/enteridium-lycoperdon

Cheers,
J.

LizTisane · #4 (**permalink**) 28-04-2010, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FungiJus

Hi LizTisane - welcome along.

I reckon Jim's right - you might want to have a look at enteridium lycoperdon.

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/enteridium-lycoperdon

Cheers,
J.

Oo, yeah, that looks just like it. Thanks you guys!