Lizard's claw lantern (stinkhorn), Lysurus mokusin, eggs of which are used in Traditional Chinese Food Therapy to treat ulcers and top salads. #sciart #lysurus #fungus #stinkhorn #phallaceae
Italian Youstinkhorn, Pseudocolus fusiformis #sciart #fungi #phallaceae #pseudocolus
Bluesky

Bluesky Social

Aliens have landed in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ!

And they smell bad!

These are two species of stinkhorn fungus, that I saw on my monthly biodiversity run in the Port Hills this afternoon. I don't remember ever seeing this many of them at once.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/155706622
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/155706613
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/155706616

#fungi #Phallaceae #red #alien #Aotearoa #NZ #iNaturalistNZ

Puapua-a-Autahi (Aseroe rubra)

anemone stinkhorn fungus from Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand on April 20, 2023 at 12:42 PM by Jon Sullivan. So many!!

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