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Location: In the mulch under the Japanese Maple. Only appeared last year.

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lfmitchell

Found this big glob of a fungus on my mulch under my Japanese Maple. It was very large -- about one and one half feet in length. Later it got red droplets. I have never been able to find out what it is.

Unknown Mushroom
Unknown Mushroom - August 31, 2009

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kathiw

Orange City Iowa USa

wikipedia states it's also known as 'bleeding tooth fungus' (ick!)

September 08, 2009
19:33:13

kathiw

Orange City Iowa USA

I found an amazing site - your mushroom is listed as Hydnellum peckii complete with photo. the site is a professional photograhers site, name of Taylor Lockwood and is entitled 'Kingdom of Fungi'. It is facinating. I think lots of folks can get their scientific names of their mystery mushrooms by browsing through the info TL provides. the photos are stunning.

September 08, 2009
19:29:25

gardengeek

These strange forms of life add new wonders for even old folks! I've heard some of these slime molds can even follow a scent.

August 31, 2009
15:10:30

lfmitchell

You are right gardengeek. It is actually very interesting. This one is Athalium of Fuligo septica. It is a plasmodial mass -- How neat is that. Some slime molds actually move -- they walk! Amazing.

August 31, 2009
11:55:30

gardengeek

That looks like Slime Mold
http://images.google.com/images?q=slime+mold

August 31, 2009
11:06:20

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