Sighting 4547419
Phallus rubicundus
1 Phallus rubicundus at Mount Majura
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| Phallus rubicundus | 2 Feb 2024 | Teresa | ||
| Phallus rubicundus | 23 Jan 2024 | abread111 |
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In grassy woodland at "The Fair" project site, close to a eucalypt. Attracting flies. The first 3 photos were taken on 22 January and the last photo on 29 January, showing the residue of the stinkhorn.
4 comments
Csteele4
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
@waltraud yeah, these guys attract flies to disperse their spores, so they are very smelly!!
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
My dog recently picked up the scent of one of these from twenty metres away. He also then grabbed one and despite my best efforts to get it off him, he ran away and ate it. Did him no harm in the end.
Csteele4
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
@MatthewFrawley dogs!! They love the most disgusting things. These aren't toxic, thankfully, and the "eggs" (the immature form) are eaten abroad. Personally, I'll stick with the more palatable mushies...😅 If you're ever curious, though, the Asian shops in Dickson have them tinned!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169410-35.226359
- Altitude 641.0m
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2024 12:07 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
Collections
- abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
5 / 7
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