Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Fungi 

 Common jellyspot

Dacrymyces stillatus


Appearance

Small orange to red jelly-like blobs and warts that coalesce to form irregular patches up to 1 cm in width, encrusting decaying twigs.

Habitat

Encrusting decaying broken oak branch. On partially buried stepping-stone logs at bottom of garden (Sept). On dead stump of Leylandi tree.


Months observed