These popped up at the base of the pine tree stump, not out of the wood of the stump itself.
This occured on June 18, 2004
June 20, and the spore mass looks like it has developed a crusty covering
The individual sporangea are not well differentiated in this mass.
June 21
June 22. The spores are starting to disperse. There are some structural members visible, but they might only be sporangia walls.
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