Sighting 3376172
Phallus rubicundus
1 Phallus rubicundus at Acton, ACT
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| Phallus rubicundus | Heino | 20 Apr 2017 | |
| Phallus rubicundus | Heino | 20 Apr 2017 | |
| Clathrus archeri | AaronClausen | 20 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 20 Apr 2017 |
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Whoa what the?!?!?
4 comments
20 Apr 2017
This, like Anthurus, is a stinkhorn. There's a smelly spore slime on the closely attached cap at the top and there's the same red colouring as in Anthurus. So, there's a visual and smell cue to attract carrion or dung-loving invertebrates that act as spore dispersers. I've seen it in various parts of Canberra and usually singly.
20 Apr 2017
Thanks very much Heino that is fascinating. Now I understand why they are called stinkhorns... This seems to be our first official sighting and photo of this species on the site. Do they typically grow back in the same location year after year or is it completely random?
20 Apr 2017
I'm a little surprised that it hasn't yet turned up on Canberra Nature Map. It is quite striking and by no means the rarest of things locally. There's no reason why it can't reappear in the same spot, but whether that's a year later, three years later or two months later depends on various factors. The out-of-sight mycelium would still be there and it's a matter of when it accumulate the reserves necessary for producing another stinkhorn.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.114200-35.288210
- Altitude 564.9m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain ANU Liversidge Precinct
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Apr 2017 10:12 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
Collections
- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Featured Phallus rubicundus Stinkhorns, some other shape- and miscellaneous Stinkhorns: with a smelly, brownish spore slime Fungi
Species information
- Phallus rubicundus Scientific name
- Phallus rubicundus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 867.3m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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