Colus hirudinosus
Ormiston, QLD
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| Colus hirudinosus | Heinol | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Colus hirudinosus | TimL | 3 Jan 2024 |
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Additional close-up detail for previous sighting 4540995. The first image shows the structure of the deteriorating fungus. The third image shows the brown liquid that contains the spores. The fourth image shows the remains of the top of the egg that originally contained the growing fungus. The final image is a close-up of the remains of the top of the egg with what appears to be the start of a pin mould forming in several areas. What doesn't come across in these images is the Craypot Stinkhorn's stench. Very aptly named!
2 comments
3 Jan 2024
One year on southern NSW coast this was distributed when chipbark was used wide and far on street and park trees as mulch - and these came up everywhere from the chipbark. Until then I''d never seen it (or smelt it).
3 Jan 2024
Hi Kylie. I think it's the same situation here. These fungi have appeared on chipbark used as a mulch, but so far just in this one location. I've searched the other mulched areas nearby but so far no Craypot Stinkhorns have appeared. Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 153.261972-27.518680
- Altitude 27.6m
- Places Ormiston, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Dec 2023 07:58 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Colus hirudinosus Stinkhorns, cage-like Stinkhorns: with a smelly, brownish spore slime Fungi
Species information
- Colus hirudinosus Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 27.6m Recorded at altitude
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