New Zealand Fungi and Lichens

DSC_5650 'Salmon eggs' slime mould (Trichia decipiens) a not so common sight as these tiny bright orange-red sporangia change colour within only a few hours, passing from white, through orange-red, to a drab brown colour. This cosmopolitan species lives on the damp rotting trunks of trees in humid sites where it takes its nourishment from bacteria, yeasts, and organic particle. Waikaia Bush *