Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

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Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

Post by forestkeeper » April 7th, 2014, 9:32 pm

Hey everyone. I hope you all are having fun and staying safe on the trails. I encountered these while hiking the Alder Flat Trail, which is about 1 miles west of Ripplebrook. Here's a few pics:
Maiden's Teardrop ph-1.jpg
Maiden's Teardrop 2 ph-1.jpg
Maiden's Teardrop 3 ph-1.jpg
Maiden's Teardrop 4 ph-1.jpg
Maiden's Teardrop 5 ph-1.jpg
They are very beautiful, little drops of nearly transparent "something." I couldn't locate a name for them, so I'm identifying them as Maiden's Teardrops until I learn their correct name. Any ideas? ;)


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Re: Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

Post by Guy » April 8th, 2014, 7:33 am

Will, I think these are either slug eggs or some kind of oozing slime mold.
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Re: Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

Post by forestkeeper » April 8th, 2014, 9:02 am

:D Ah, cool. Thanks Guy!!! Now I can properly label my pics of those. Big Thank You!

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Re: Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

Post by BrianEdwards » April 8th, 2014, 10:29 am

Good to see ya out in the Clackamas drainage, Will :)
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Re: Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

Post by BigBear » April 8th, 2014, 12:01 pm

So is it flora or fauna? Slug eggs or slime/algae?

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Post by payslee » April 8th, 2014, 1:34 pm

I suspect these are jelly mushrooms, possibly young versions of "jelly ear" which will grow up to be weird-looking even by mushroom standards.

I wanted them to be newt eggs, but you'd be able to see the little tadpole inside if they were :-)

Cheers for finding tiny treasures.

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Re: Plant ID Alder Flat Trail

Post by forestkeeper » April 8th, 2014, 6:53 pm

:D Thanks everyone!!! Looking for treasures in the forests is one of my biggest and funnest past times, plus it's really fun shooting them with a camera. :)

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