Physarum nutans
The small nodding caps often appear to have a greyish granular coating.
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On bark of fallen wood.
Autumn.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Saharima Roenisch
Abbey Park
22 January 2017
Saharima Roenisch
Abbey Park
22 January 2017
Saharima Roenisch
Abbey Park
22 January 2017
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Slime Moulds
- Kingdom:
- Protozoa
- Order:
- Physarida
- Family:
- Physaraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 17/10/2015 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 22/01/2017 (Roenisch, Saharima)
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