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Lycogala epidendrum L. 1829

Wolf’s milk slime mold

KingdomFungiMushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes
DivisionMyxomycotaSlime molds, from the Greek words μύξα (myxa), which means “mucus”, and μύκης (myces), which means “fungus”
ClassMyxomycetesMacroscopic slime molds
SubclassEndosporeaeSlime molds with endospores
OrderLicealesAn order of plasmodial slime molds in the subclass Myxogastromycetidae
FamilyReticulariaceaeSlime molds producing either aethalia or pseudoaethalia fruiting bodies, which vary in size from 3 mm to 15 mm
GenusLycogala
Speciesepidendrum

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Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s milk slime mold)

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

Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s milk slime mold)

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.

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Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s milk slime mold)

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

Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s milk slime mold)

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

Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s milk slime mold)

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