hm.

i dont know but i think u need to go to botany school. UWMadison has maybe the best plant ecology dept. in world.

and the arb and green prairie in madison are outta this world.

ill bet someone there would know:)

froggy

Froggy,
I am a Hort student and I was gathering specimens of abiotic and biotic plant disease and pressing them in a presser, etc. thru summer break and fall for my fall quarter independant "Special Problems" class...
Anyhoo I finally took it in to my instructor, but made the mistake of putting it into a plastic baggie and by the time my 1st class was out it well...melted! HAHAHAHA
And the story goes I came home and cut off more and spent the next day using all of my instuctors reference materials, the internet, etc and came to the conclusion that what I had was some type of slime mold, probably Fuligo septica, taking the opportunity to break down/decay the stalk stumps(organic matter).

Vera