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stinkhorn

Aseröe rubra

Description:

Saprobic on plant litter and woody debris; growing alone or gregariously; found in woods or, more commonly, in cultivated areas and compost (in gardens, along paths, and so on); appearing year-round; common in Hawaii, and widely distributed in tropical areas, including Central America; occasional in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Notes:

Tomada por Susana Melgar Montano

1 Species ID Suggestions

PucaK
PucaK 8 years ago
anemone stinkhorn, sea anemone fungus, starfish fungus
Aseröe rubra Aseroe rubra (MushroomExpert.Com)


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12 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 7 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

Thank you for the nomination...I'm so happy because It's a beautiful fungus :)

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

gracias por el aporte :)

SusanaMelgar
SusanaMelgar 8 years ago

Gracias por subir mi fotografía, tengo mejores fotografías donde se puede apreciar mejor por si te interesa.

Susana M.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Looks like a flower.

Ralf Batravil A
Ralf Batravil A 8 years ago

Yes ForestDragon. It is an awesome stinkhorn.

Ralf Batravil A
Ralf Batravil A 8 years ago

Se encuentra generalemente en suelos húmedos con alto contenido de materia orgánica.
http://zamo-oti-02.zamorano.edu/tesis_in...

Thank you friends for the comments...It doesn´t smell bad ForestDragon :)

That is what I thought when I saw it also, ForestDragon.
Very nice spotting, MarciaMonserrathVacaMontalvo.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

This reminds me of a stinkhorn fungus. Did it smell bad?

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 8 years ago

Wow! Such a cool fungus! Do you have any more shots of it? These are usually very short lived, looks like you caught it at its peak.

Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

Spotted on Jul 24, 2015
Submitted on Jul 27, 2015

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