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spinbaby
Jun 2020
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(120,832 posts)1. It's called "dog vomit" slime mold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuligo_septica
I had some in my garden a few years ago. It likes mulch:
I had some in my garden a few years ago. It likes mulch:
spinbaby
(15,198 posts)2. Thanks
Dog vomit does describe its appearance.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(120,832 posts)5. According to Scandinavian folklore it's the vomit of a troll cat.
Evidently troll cats don't puke up hairballs.
JudyM
(29,517 posts)3. Saw some over the weekend, it's aptly named.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)4. You discovered the illusive egg-fu-young plant.
Take cuttings and open your own Chinese restaurant.
Or maybe it's an omelette bush. They can be hard to tell apart.
Botany
(72,477 posts)6. A cellular slime mold
The fungus lives the majority of its life as mycelium but
When the conditions are right it puts up a "fruiting body" and that is what you are seeing here. This fungus is very important for healthy soils and the break down of lignins "woody stuff" into simpler compounds.
If you see it in your garden this what you should do... nothing.