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Slo.: reslov cvet - syn. Mucorsepticus L., Reticularia septica (L.) With., Aethalium septicum (L.) Fr., Fuligo varians Sommerf. - The first aethalium picture taken on July 18. 2014. Habitat: old partly overgrown pasture, near mixed wood edge, moderately southeast inclined foot of a mountain; open, dry, sunny place; shallow, skeletal, calcareous ground, old overgrown scree slope; exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 630 m (2.070 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: stump of Picea abies cut down three years ago. - Comments: It is interesting to follow how aethalium was developing and decaying over almost one month period. 'Fibrous' layer called hypothallus is seen on picture 3. Cushion-shaped aethalium measured approximately 12 x 4 cm and was about 2 cm thick (when first photographed). I found six such aethalia this day on three stumps in only a few meters distance. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 246. (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 123. (3) http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/physaraceae/physa02.htm