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2 large patches. One 8 in x 4 in and another 6 in x 3 in.

The shades of rose turned chocolate brown the next day.

Found on the surface of an old ground up stump in Burke, VA.

I reached out to a prominent slime mold expert and this was his response:

It does appear to be an unusually large fruiting (immature and still developing) of a Stemonitis. During fruiting, species of Stemonitis go all the way from white to red, brown or black.

Steve

Dr. Steven L. Stephenson
Research Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas