Wolf’s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum).
The fruiting bodies of this organism are sometimes mistaken for puffball mushrooms. The common name is thought to refer to the unpleasant, acrid fluids it produces. Yuck.
At Veit Spring Trail, on Agassiz Peak near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Wolf’s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum).
The fruiting bodies of this organism are sometimes mistaken for puffball mushrooms. The common name is thought to refer to the unpleasant, acrid fluids it produces. Yuck.
At Veit Spring Trail, on Agassiz Peak near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Stemonitis sp. slime mold, Agassiz Peak, near Flagstaff, Arizona.
The colony of stalked sporangia on the left was about 1.5 cm in diameter.
Stemonitis sp. slime mold, Agassiz Peak, near Flagstaff, Arizona.
The colony of stalked sporangia on the left was about 1.5 cm in diameter.
Beard lichen (Usnea sp.).
Beard lichen (Usnea sp.).
Beard lichen (Usnea sp.) and unidentified fungus, at Veit Spring Trail on Agassiz Peak, near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Daily monsoon rains arrived here in northern Arizona just over a week ago. The world is noticeably greener. All sorts of desiccated things are plumping up or emerging with startling suddenness. I can barely keep up with so much new and unfamiliar life. For instance, even a crude ID on the fungus in this photo has me stymied. Is is a polypore? A corticioid crust or patch fungus? Help me, please. I’ll be grateful!
Beard lichen (Usnea sp.) and unidentified fungus, at Veit Spring Trail on Agassiz Peak, near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Daily monsoon rains arrived here in northern Arizona just over a week ago. The world is noticeably greener. All sorts of desiccated things are plumping up or emerging with startling suddenness. I can barely keep up with so much new and unfamiliar life. For instance, even a crude ID on the fungus in this photo has me stymied. Is is a polypore? A corticioid crust or patch fungus? Help me, please. I’ll be grateful!
Aspen Series, No. 4.
Aspen Series, No. 4.
Dithyramb 