Stemonitis axifera
This slime mould is pinkish in its youth and rusty-brown as it matures to its spore-producing stage.
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It fruits in clusters on dead wood, log piles etc.
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Once Stemonitis axifera begins to mature, it only takes about 20 hours to complete its life cycle.
Widespread in England and Wales.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Melinda Bell
Bardon,Bardon Hill
08 September 2020
spreading in a ring
Melinda Bell
Bardon,Bardon Hill
08 September 2020
approx 3mm tall at present
Trevor Davis
Oakthorpe Flashes
06 August 2021
Trevor Davis
Oakthorpe Flashes
06 August 2021
mttnx
Priors Coppice
23 July 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Slime Moulds
- Kingdom:
- Protozoa
- Order:
- Stemonitida
- Family:
- Stemonitidaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 08/09/2020 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 23/07/2022 (N, Matt)
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mttnx
Priors Coppice
23 July 2022
mttnx
Priors Coppice
23 July 2022
