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These share the yard with the rhododendrons and the insects.

cladonia

This is the common yard lichen, Cladonia. This isn't the topic of this section, but the picture is cute. Rather, this is what we’re talking about:

badhamia sporangium No, this is NOT an avocado!
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(33 photos - Badhamii)
arcyria nutans and this is NOT a major forest fire in the back yard
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(20 photos - Arcyria)
Note: I am not a myxomycetologist, nor even a slijmzwammen-izer, and the names and descriptions in these pages should not be accepted as being scientifically definitive.


There are a number of species in this section. The identification on these is very tentative, and probably incorrect. Three different species were found on the same tree stump at the same time once.
Fuligo Lycogala Physarium unidentified myxie on a rhododendron
Comatricha Stemonites unidentified
Trichia favoginea

 Badhamia ultricularis Arcyria denudata not quite a slime mold - PHLEOGENA DECORTICATA
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©Luurt G Nieuwenhuis, 2006-8
The most accessible source for further reading is
MYXOMYCETES: A Handbook of Slime Molds
by Stephenson and Stempen
Published by Timber PRess
ISBN 00-881192-439-3 (available)