Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s milk slime mold)

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Lycogala epidendrum L. 1829

Wolf’s milk slime mold

Kingdom	Fungi	Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes
Division	Myxomycota	Slime molds, from the Greek words μύξα (myxa), which means “mucus”, and μύκης (myces), which means “fungus”
Class	Myxomycetes	Macroscopic slime molds
Subclass	Endosporeae	Slime molds with endospores
Order	Liceales	An order of plasmodial slime molds in the subclass Myxogastromycetidae
Family	Reticulariaceae	Slime molds producing either aethalia or pseudoaethalia fruiting bodies, which vary in size from 3 mm to 15 mm
Genus	Lycogala
Species	epidendrum

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10/5/2018 · Oak Hill, Littleton, Massachusetts

9/22/2023 · Moxie Falls, Moxie Gore, Maine · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)

Lycoperdon epidendrum L. 1753

Lycogala epidendrum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 26 Sep 2023.

6/18/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain

6/18/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

10/5/2016 · Pine Meadow Conservation Area, Ayer, Massachusetts ID is uncertain