The False Puffball, "Reticularia lycoperdon", is one of the more obvious species of slime mould or Myxogastria, typically seen in its reproductive phase as a white 'swelling' on standing dead trees in the spring, or on large pieces of fallen wood. Alder is a common host.
Similar species: Liceales
Uploaded Mar 30, 2024. Captured Oct 7, 2022 09:56 in 9 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.