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LOCATION:
Everywhere
DATE FOUND:
Day 14 – 03 November 2023
Found on old trunks and branches in a few, scattered groups.
These were curry-yellow or cream and ovoid or spherical in shape.
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On Day 15, these had turned honey-yellow, while some remained white or yellow.
Some of the darker ones had opened up.
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In these Day 19 close-up photos, you can see them opening up to release ochre to yellowish spores.
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