Fuligo septica (Scrambled Egg Slime)
Family
Physaraceae
Location
Europe, North America
Dimensions
2.5–20 cm in diameter, 1–3 cm thick
Edibility
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Description
Fuligo septica, also known as Scrambled Egg Slime or Dog Vomit Slime Mould, is a bright yellow, cushion-like slime mould that often appears on mulch, decaying wood, or leaf litter. It fruits in warm, damp weather, most commonly in summer, and is noted for its foamy, spreading appearance.

Fruiting body at first a slimy, cushion-like mass, white to yellow in colour, often forming irregular sheets 2.5–20 cm across and 1–3 cm thick. As it matures, the surface transforms into a brittle, crusty, cake-like layer that easily breaks away, exposing a dull-black spore mass. It commonly occurs on stumps, logs, wood mulch, lawns, and plant debris, especially after rain or excessive watering. Spore print dark.

Fuligo septica on Wikipedia.

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