Physarum nutans

Physarum nutans

Description

The small nodding caps often appear to have a greyish granular coating.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Habitat

On bark of fallen wood.

When to see it

Autumn.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

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